Kornhamnstorg

Panoramic view of Kornhamnstorg from Södermalm in February 2007

Kornhamnstorg (Swedish: "Grain Harbour Square"^[1]) is a public square in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Known as Kornhaffn (1427), Jernboen (1586), Åkaretorget (1644), and Kornhampns torget (1651),^[1] it is connected to the streets: Munkbroleden, Lilla Nygatan, Stora Nygatan, Torgdragargränd, Funckens Gränd, Triewaldsgränd.

The statue of a man drawing a bow on the square, often misinterpreted as depicting William Tell, was inaugurated in 1916 as an homage to Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, leader of the Engelbrekt rebellion (1434–1436) against the German-dominated government of Eric of Pomerania. The statue was carved by the sculptor Christian Eriksson (1859–1935).^[2]

^ "Innerstaden: Gamla stan". Stockholms gatunamn (2nd ed.). Stockholm: Kommittén för Stockholmsforskning. 1992. pp. 56–57. ISBN 91-7031-042-4.
^ Martin Stugart (2005-08-24). "Varför står Wilhelm Tell staty vid Kornhamnstorg?". Stockholm: Dagens Nyheter. Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2007-02-08.