Drottningtorget, Malmö
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Drottningtorget is a major public square in central Malmö
, Sweden
. It lies between the main town square and Värnhem. The area dates back to at least the Middle Ages
when the Adelgatan
, one of the city's main streets led to it and it became an important peasant trading centre. However the modern square was added in the 1810s, when the old fortifications surrounding the town were removed.
The square was named after Queen Frederica of Baden
, while Gustav Adolf square was named after King Gustav IV Adolf.
The building on the square's north side was built in 1818 and in 1900 it became the first covered market in Malmö. East and west of the square are houses from the 1890s and early 1900s, while the south side is flanked by an office building from the 1960s.
Sometimes an organized flea market takes place on the square. The Red Cross have a building in the area.
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Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. It lies between the main town square and Värnhem. The area dates back to at least the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
when the Adelgatan
Adelgatan
Adelgatan was, together with Östergatan and Västergatan, Malmö's main street from the Middle Ages.During the Middle Ages there were two Adelgatan's. The eldest ran from west to east direction parallel to the beach only a stone's throw from it. It was called in 1392 in Latin "Communis magna platea"...
, one of the city's main streets led to it and it became an important peasant trading centre. However the modern square was added in the 1810s, when the old fortifications surrounding the town were removed.
The square was named after Queen Frederica of Baden
Frederica of Baden
Friederike Dorothea Wilhelmina of Baden was Queen consort of Sweden from 1797 to 1809. Daughter of Karl Ludwig of Baden and Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt, she was the younger sister of Empress Elisabeth Alexeievna , wife of Tsar Alexander I of Russia.-Biography:She was born in Karlsruhe...
, while Gustav Adolf square was named after King Gustav IV Adolf.
The building on the square's north side was built in 1818 and in 1900 it became the first covered market in Malmö. East and west of the square are houses from the 1890s and early 1900s, while the south side is flanked by an office building from the 1960s.
Sometimes an organized flea market takes place on the square. The Red Cross have a building in the area.
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