Munkbroleden ( Swedish: "Monk's Bridge Route") is a busy street passing along the western waterfront of

Gamla stan Gamla Stan (, "The Old Town"), until 1980 officially Staden mellan broarna ("The Town between the Bridges"), is the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Gamla Stan consists primarily of the island Stadsholmen. Gamla Stan includes the surrounding islets ...

, the old town in central

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Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

. Stretching north from

Slussen Slussen (') is an area in Stockholm, Sweden, located at the northern edge of Södermalm, adjacent to Gamla stan. It is known for its locks system between Lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea, as well as its historic role as a major transport int ...

Riddarhustorget Riddarhustorget (, "Square of the House of Knights") is a public square in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden, named after its location in front of the Swedish House of Knights, House of Knights (''Riddarhuset''). The present sq ...

, Munkbroleden passes by three squares –

Kornhamnstorg Kornhamnstorg ( Swedish: "Grain Harbour Square") is a public square in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Known as ''Kornhaffn'' (1427), ''Jernboen'' (1586), ''Åkaretorget'' (1644), and ''Kornhampns torget'' (1651), it is conn ...

Mälartorget Mälartorget () is a public square in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden, named after its location on the western waterfront of the old town facing Lake Mälaren. Connected to the square are the streets and alleys Munkbrogatan, ...

, and

Munkbron Munkbron ( Swedish: "Monk's Bridge") is a public square on the western waterfront of Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Connected to the square are Stora Gråmunkegränd, Gåsgränd, Lilla Nygatan, Yxsmedsgränd, and Munkbr ...

– while several streets and alleys from within the narrow conglomeration of the old town connects to it –

Triewaldsgränd Triewaldsgränd ( Swedish: "Alley of Triewalds") is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching south from the square Järntorget to Kornhamnstorg and Munkbroleden, it forms a parallel street to Funckens Gränd ...

Funckens Gränd Funckens Gränd is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Leading south from the street Västerlånggatan to the square Kornhamnstorg, it forms a parallel street to Torgdragargränd and Triewaldsgränd. Origin of th ...

Lejonstedts Gränd Lejonstedts Gränd is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town in central stockholm, Sweden. Stretching from Stora Nygatan to Mälartorget and crossed by Lilla Nygatan, it forms a parallel street to Tyska Brinken and Kornhamnstorg. It is named after t ...

Tyska Brinken Tyska Brinken () is a street in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Extending Kindstugatan past the German Church down to the square Mälartorget, it is crossed by Skomakargatan, Prästgatan, Västerlånggatan, Stora Nyg ...

Kåkbrinken Kåkbrinken is a street in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching from the western waterfront Munkbroleden, to the central square Stortorget, it forms a parallel street to Yxsmedsgränd, Solgränd, and Bedoirsgränd, while ...

and Stora Gråmunkegränd.

History

The name 'Munkbroleden' was officially given to the traffic route which was completed in 1930 as a temporary solution to the increasing traffic loads. It was called ''Slingerbultsleden'' ("Dodge Route") by its users, and was replaced by the more permanent

Centralbron Centralbron (, "The Central Bridge") is a major bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden, connecting the northern district Norrmalm to the southern Södermalm. It is 1,200 metres long and consists of two viaducts passing over Söderström (Stockholm), ...

in the late-1950s. The first element of the name, ''Munkbro-'', refers to the Greyfriars abbey which was once found on the islet

Riddarholmen Riddarholmen (, "The Knights' Islet") is a small islet in central Stockholm, Sweden. The island forms part of Gamla Stan, the old town, and houses a number of private palaces dating back to the 17th century. The main landmark is the church Riddarh ...

and the bridge passing over to the latter. Notwithstanding the motorway's official name, Stockholmers often refer to it simply as ''Munkbron'', a name officially given to the square

, while historically referring to the western quay of the old town. Near the centre of the traffic route, where the metro station is today, there was a large building which was constructed in 1782 for the

Stenborg Theatre The Stenborg theatre, also called Svenska Komiska Teatern, Komiska Teatern and Munkbroteatern, was a historical Swedish 18th century theatre, active between 1784 and 1799 in Gamla stan in Stockholm. It was the second theatre of Stockholm during t ...

, also known as the ''Munkbroteatern'' which was active until 1799 at the address. The building was demolished in 1899 to make room for a meat market (''Köttorget'').

Gallery

Image:Munkbron februari 2007.JPG, Munkbron. Image:Stora Gråmunkegränd februari 2007.JPG, Gråmunkegränd.

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Streets in Stockholm {{Stockholm-road-stub

History

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