Stora Hoparegränd is an

alley An alley or alleyway is a narrow lane, footpath, path, or passageway, often reserved for pedestrians, which usually runs between, behind, or within buildings in towns and cities. It is also a rear access or service road (back lane), or a path, w ...

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 of

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. Connecting

Skeppsbron Skeppsbron ( Swedish: "The Ship's Bridge") is both a street and a quay in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, capital of Sweden, stretching from the bridge Strömbron in front of the Royal Palace southward to Slussen. The quay Skeppsbrok ...

Österlånggatan is a street in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching southward from Slottsbacken to Järntorget (Stockholm), Järntorget, it forms a parallel street to Baggensgatan and Skeppsbron. Major sights include the statue of Saint Ge ...

, it forms a parallel street to

Skottgränd Skottgränd (Swedish language, Swedish: "Scottish people, Scotch Alley") is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm Sweden, stretching from Skeppsbron to Österlånggatan. ; Old names : ''Skottegrändenn'' (1597), ''østan till Skåtteg ...

and

Drakens gränd Drakens Gränd is an alley in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching from Skeppsbron to Österlånggatan, it forms a parallel street to Stora Hoparegränd and Ferkens Gränd. It appears in historical records as '' Bredgrä ...

. It appears in historical records as ''Mechiill hopares grennd'' (1550), ''Hopers grändh'' (1578), ''Michel Hopers grendh'' (1582) and ''St. Hopare gr �nd' (1733). Hoparegränd is named after a Michel Hoper (or Hopare) who owned a property in the alley during the first half of the 16th century. Hoper's widow, Brita, handed the property over to the husband of her niece in 1566 in exchange for sustenance. The name is of Dutch or Frisian origin, and as a surname it gives an indication of a profession,

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(e.g. maker of barrels). A

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, ''Stora Hoparegränd och himmelriket'' ("Stora Hoparegränd and Heaven") was released in 1949.

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hitta.se - Location map and virtual walk
Streets in Stockholm {{Stockholm-road-stub

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