Timeline

9th century

• Vikings set up pile dams at the site of Tre Kronor Castle.

11th century

• Runestone U 53 erected at Prästgatan/Kåkbrinken corner by Torsten and Frögunn.
• Cannon barrel placed as corner guard.

13th-14th centuries (Middle Ages)

• Kåkbrinken main road connecting Stortorget and Söderport, border between German and Swedish quarters.
• Storkyrkobrinken main road up to city church with city gate ”Sancte Nicolauese Port” paved in 1422.
• Medieval harbor located at today’s Järntorget, the city’s grain loading hub.
• Prästgatan was a back street, with stable environment at German stables since the Middle Ages.

14th century

• Dominican monastery (Svartbrödrakloster) founded in Venus neighborhood (1336).
• German Church predecessor established adjacent to German Brinken.
• Kåkbrinken hosts one of Stockholm’s oldest city gates.
• Prästgatan and surroundings used for simpler farms and outbuildings.

15th century

• German congregation grows strong in trade and politics; German Brinken becomes important social and transport route.
• Kåkbrinken name appears in 1477 records.

16th century

• Reformation dissolves monastery (1528); demolition noted in 1547.
• German stables linked to German congregation and St. Gertrud Church.
• Crown gains control over church properties in Old Town.
• Prästgatan name appears as ”Prästegathen”.
• Gustav Vasa strengthens crown power, German merchants’ influence curbed.

17th century

• Construction of Admiral Gyllenhielm’s palace in Venus neighborhood (1620s).
• German Church rebuilt in Baroque style with a tower.
• Axel Oxenstierna’s palace constructed at Storkyrkobrinken.
• Storkyrkobrinken widened; defensive cannon barrel wall built around runestone at Prästgatan/Kåkbrinken.
• German bourgeoisie dominate trade and culture in Stockholm.

18th century

• Storkyrkobrinken street name firmly established (1771).
• Baroque and Rococo architecture flourishes in German quarter.
• Kåkbrinken populated with craftsmen; pillory still in use until 1778.
• After castle fire of 1697, castle area rebuilt; German stables remain practical.

19th century

• Axel von Fersen’s carriage attacked by mob at Stora Nygatan (1810).
• Industrialization alters German quarter; properties modernized but historic features preserved.
• Paris uprising influences street fights around Storkyrkobrinken (1848).
• Old Town faces threat of demolition, preservation efforts begin.
• Venus neighborhood reconstructed and extended (1864, 1876) by architect Carl Nestor Söderberg.

20th century

• Old Town falls into disrepair; preservation movements restore German Brinken and Tyska stallplan.
• Kåkbrinken included in urban preservation efforts during 1930s-40s.

2000s

• Tyska Brinken remains a central cultural and historical street with protected buildings.
• Tyska stallplan and Prästgatan restored, preserving historic character.
• Venus neighborhood contrasts with busier Old Town areas, retaining historic feel.

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