Götgatan
The Götgatan is a road on Södermalm in Stockholm . It runs in a north-south direction from Södermalmstorg in the north to Skanstull in the south and has a length of approx. 1,600 meters.
history
The Götgatan was originally part of the oldest road connection from Stockholm to the south, the Göta landsväg . The road was first mentioned in writing in 1494 and was called "Almenningx weghen" (General Route). This was followed by various names such as Store Strokgatun and Grindsgatan . In 1644 it got its current name "Göthegathon" , ie Götgatan. It is believed that this name was intended to connect with the continuation of this road to the south, the Götha vägen (Göta landsväg).
The southern part of Götgatan was called Postmästar Backen (Postmaster Hill) from 1733 to 1861 , named after the German-born Johan von Beijer . He was in Swedish service and in 1642 was appointed chief of the Swedish postal service.
Götgatan today
The northern part of Götgatan, from Medborgarplatsen , is a steeply sloping, narrow street, called Götgatsbacken , a pedestrian zone with many restaurants and small shops since 2006 . Otherwise, Götgatan is still a busy main road through Södermalm, even though it has been relieved of congestion by the parallel Söderleds tunnel since 1991 .
Web links
- Lots of historical pictures at Stockholmskällan
Coordinates: 59 ° 18 ′ 42.2 " N , 18 ° 4 ′ 28.4" E