Gammelstad

Gammelstad
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Gammelstad Church Town is situated near the city of Luleå, at the northern end of the Gulf of Bothnia. It is the best preserved example of a type of town that was once widespread throughout northern Scandinavia. The cottages served as overnight stop for parishioners who lived too far away to make the journey to the church and back in one day. At its centre is an early 15th century stone church surrounded by 424 wood-built houses.

Of Sweden’s 71 original church towns, only 16 are left today. Gammelstad has the country’s largest and best preserved church town with 408 cottages comprising 553 rooms.


Year Decision Comments
1996 Inscribed Reasons for inscription

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François (Sweden):
Hej!
I visited this place but did not know that it was in the UNESCO's world heritage list.
I put some photo here of this place here :
http://www.photos-suede.com/photo_theme.php?id_theme=52&back_theme=15
 


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