Långholmen Central Prison
The central prison Långholmen ( Swedish : Långholmens centralfängelse ) was a prison on the Stockholm island of Långholmen in Sweden . Preserved parts of the prison are now used as a hotel and museum.
history
The prison was built from 1874 to 1880 according to plans by the architect Theodor Anckarsvärd . However, as early as 1724 there were buildings used as a prison on Långholmen. The oldest structure goes back to the 1660s.
On November 23, 1910, Alfred Ander was the last person to be executed in Sweden. The executioner was Albert Gustaf Dahlman . A plaque on the site commemorates the execution .
In the 20th century the prison housed up to 620 prisoners. It was the largest prison in Sweden.
In 1972 its use as a prison was discontinued. The newer prison buildings were demolished in 1982. Major renovations followed. In 1989 the current hotel was put into operation.
Known prisoners
- Alfred Ander (1873–1910), Swedish innkeeper, executed in 1910
- Johan Filip Nordlund (1875–1900), Swedish mass murderer
- Hannes Sköld (1886–1930), Swedish linguist and politician
- Zeth Höglund (1884–1956), Swedish politician, was imprisoned in 1916/17,
- Mohammed Beck Hadjetlaché (1868–1929), Circassian journalist and agent, died in prison in 1929.
- Herbert Wehner (1906–1990), German politician
- Arno Behrisch (1913–1989), German politician
- Barbro Alving (1909–1987), Swedish journalist, pacifist and feminist, was imprisoned for one month in the 1950s.
- Lasse Strömstedt (1935–2009), Swedish writer and actor
- Jan Guillou (* 1944), Swedish journalist and author, was imprisoned in the 1970s on charges of espionage.
Web links
Långholmen Central Prison - entry in the Riksantikvarieämbetet's "Fornsök" database (Swedish)
Individual evidence
- ^ Kaj Sandell: Stockholm . Dorling Kindersley Verlag, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-7342-0019-9 , page 134
- ↑ Stefan Krull, Lars Dörenmeier, Stockholm , Reise Know-How Verlag Peter Rump Bielefeld 2012, ISBN 978-3-8317-2142-9 , page 157 f.
Coordinates: 59 ° 19 ′ 16.6 ″ N , 18 ° 1 ′ 30.9 ″ E