Brunnsgränd

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Brunnsgränd, meaning “Well Alley,” is a wide alley in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm. It connects Skeppsbron to Österlånggatan and runs beside Nygränd and Skottgränd. It is the widest alley in the old town.

The alley is mentioned as brundzgrenden in 1526 and gets its name from a water well that is mentioned in 1461. A blacksmith named Henrik was paid for work on the well at “Fisherman’s Square.” In the Middle Ages, until the 1520s, a square called Fisketorget stood between Brunnsgränd and the neighboring Nygränd, which connected to Stortorget via Köpmangatan.

In the early 19th century the well could still be found at the western end of the alley, but today it is surrounded by buildings. Sometimes people mistakenly link the name to a fountain from 1912 on Österlånggatan under the statue of Saint George and the Dragon.