Tags: Hospital.
Danvikens hospital was a historical Swedish hospital insane asylum and retirement home in Stockholm active in 1558–1861. The area belonged to Stockholms kommun until 1984 when it was transferred to Nacka kommun.The Danvikens hospital was founded by the initiative of King Gustav Vasa in 1558. The current building is designed by Göran Josuæ Adelcrantz (1668–1739) and dates back to 1718–1725. From the 1740s the hospital also functioned as an Insane asylum.
