Zinkensdamm

Zinkensdamm is an area and a former manor in Södermalm in the Stockholm City Centre just east of Hornstull.

The area was named after Frantz Zinck, who lived on the property for five years in the 1600s, though he never formally owned it.

Wealthy customs manager Wilhelm Böös Drakenhielm, who was active in the mid 17th century, placed his wealth in agricultural real estate.

The area was mountainous and not suitable to be built upon, and Drakenhielm probably bought the land to have some carp ponds, which was considered "a must" for a wealthy person of that time.

However, Zinck had problems in paying the full amount, and therefore did not hold the title to the property when he died in 1690.