Götgatan
Sign in to savethumb|250px|View of Götgatan from the top of the hill looking south. Skatteskrapan building rises on the right and Globen Arena can be seen in the distance. Götgatan (Original Swedish Göthegatan for "Gothia Street") is the name of one of the longest streets in central Stockholm on the Southern Isle (Södermalm) of the city. The street itself has existed since the 12th century, and has had its name since the 1640s, the name based on it being a part of the old Göta highway.
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- Instance of
- street
- Named after
- Götaland road
- Country
- Sweden
- Located in
- Stockholm
- Image
- Götgatsbacken mot norr 2010.jpg
- Length
- 1520
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- Götgatan
- terminus
- Hornsgatan
- located in/on physical feature
- Södermalm
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thumb|250px|View of Götgatan from the top of the hill looking south. Skatteskrapan building rises on the right and Globen Arena can be seen in the distance. Götgatan (Original Swedish Göthegatan for "Gothia Street") is the name of one of the longest streets in central Stockholm on the Southern Isle (Södermalm) of the city. The street itself has existed since the 12th century, and has had its name since the 1640s, the name based on it being a part of the old Göta highway.
At its northern end behind Stockholm City Museum it connects to Södermalm Square at Slussen, and it runs due south from there to the former toll position of Skanstull and a high bridge (Skanstullsbron) leading over to Globe Arena and mainland suburbs.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Götgatan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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