Stureparken, Public park in Östermalm, Stockholm, Sweden.
Stureparken is a small park at the corner of Östermalmsgatan and Sturegatan in Östermalm, laid out from 1906. It is bordered by a continuous 19th-century setting, including the Rosenborgshuset by Ferdinand Boberg (1883–1884) and the residential building Björken 18 by Fredrik Dahlberg (1885–1886). The name also belongs to the street Stureparken, which runs parallel to the park from Östermalmsgatan to Valhallavägen.
The site was a pauper's cemetery for Ladugårdslandet in the 17th century, where many boatmen were buried in the 1670s and plague victims in 1710. The last burials took place in 1834 during a cholera epidemic, and gravestones remained into the 1880s. After a dispute over ownership, the park was laid out in 1906; bones are still often found during ground work.
The park occupies the site of Ladugårdslandet's pauper cemetery, where boatswains were buried in the 1670s and plague victims in 1710; the last burials came in 1834 during that year's cholera epidemic. Bones still turn up during ground work, which has made newspaper headlines.
The park is located at the intersection of Östermalmsgatan and Sturegatan and is easily reached by public transportation. Benches are scattered throughout the grounds, making it simple to find a comfortable spot to rest.
Beneath the lawns lies Ladugårdslandet's pauper cemetery: boatswains were buried here in the 1670s, plague victims in 1710 and cholera dead in 1834. Gravestones still stood in the 1880s, and bones are still turned up during groundworks, which regularly makes the newspapers.
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