Stadsvandring: Siden på söder

Join us for a walk through the streets around Götgatsbacken and travel back in time to Stockholm during industrialisation!

We begin at Mosebacke torg in 1833, where Knut August Almgren opened a small silk weaving mill in an old carriage shed. He had several state-of-the-art looms to help him, which he had smuggled out of France himself. As Knut August’s business expands and moves, the walk follows closely in his footsteps.

The walking tour passes factory buildings, homes and a leafy courtyard that together tell the story of a changing Stockholm during industrialisation. We trace the rise of K. A. Almgren sidenväveri during the 19th century and its rapid decline in the following century.

The walk starts at Mosebacke torg and ends at K. A. Almgren sidenväveri & museum, which you are welcome to visit; admission is included in the ticket. The walk is just over 800 metres long. The route includes a downhill slope.

Image 1. Mosebacke torg, sometime between 1885 and 1913. In the background is the house where Knut August and Albertina Almgren lived in the early years of their marriage. Photographer: Kasper Salin. Stadsmuseet i Stockholm, F 4004.

Image 2. The courtyard in the Västergötland block, with the K. A. Almgren sidenväveri factory building visible on the left. Photographer unknown, 1910–1930. Stadsmuseet i Stockholm, F 97202.