Själagårdsgatan, Pedestrian street in Gamla Stan, Stockholm, Sweden
Själagårdsgatan is a pedestrian street in the historic heart of Stockholm that runs from Köpmangatan to Tyska Brunnsplan, lying parallel to Baggensgatan. The street connects several small squares and lanes, creating a continuous car-free area through the old town.
The street takes its name from a charitable house founded in the 1420s to help those in need. An important moment came in 1526 when a printing house here produced an early translation of the New Testament into Swedish.
The street takes its name from a charitable house that once cared for elderly and sick people in this neighborhood. You can still see the old buildings today that were part of this caring mission.
Since this is a car-free street, you can walk freely and examine the surrounding buildings without worrying about traffic. The connections to Kindstugatan, Tyska Skolgränd, and Svartmangatan make it simple to navigate between different parts of the old town.
Local people in Stockholm called this street Skärgårdsgatan for many years, even though it had been officially renamed in 1925. This old name persisted in everyday speech until the 1960s.
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