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Gammelstad Church Town

Gammelstad Church Town
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Gammelstad Church Town
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Location Gammelstaden, Q10595639, Luleå Municipality, SwedenEdit this at Wikidata
Coordinates 65°38′46″N 22°01′43″E / 65.64611°N 22.02861°E / 65.64611; 22.02861
Includes house
Nederluleå Church Edit this on Wikidata
Criteria Cultural: (ii), (iv), (v) Edit this on Wikidata
Reference 762
Inscription 1996 (20th Session)
Website www.lulea.se/gammelstad
Gammelstad Church Town is located in Sweden
Gammelstad Church Town
Location of Gammelstad Church Town
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Gammelstad Church Town (Swedish: Gammelstads kyrkstad) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site situated in Gammelstaden near the city of Luleå, Sweden, 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. As Church Village of Gammelstad, Luleå, it was listed as a World Heritage Site in 1996.

The town is located about 10 kilometers upstream the Lule River. At its centre is the 15th-century Nederluleå Church surrounded by 424 wood-built houses. The houses were only used on Sundays and during religious festivals to accommodate worshipers from the surrounding countryside who could not return home the same day because of the distance and difficult traveling conditions.

Because the buildings are built from timber, regular maintenance is required to prevent rot; surveys have been carried out to document the extent of existing rotting, and snow is cleared regularly during the winter.

Gammelstad church town near Lulea

World Heritage Site Gammelstad near Luleå

Gammelstad town map hoarding at the entrance

Gammelstad town map

Coordinates: 65°38′45″N 22°01′45″E / 65.64583°N 22.02917°E / 65.64583; 22.02917


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