SWE · Europe

Sweden

Kingdom of Sweden

CapitalStockholm

RegionNorthern Europe

CurrencySEK

Official languagesSwedish

Access to the seaYes

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Sweden · City or town

Gammelstad

Gammelstad is a church town of narrow streets and wooden houses clustered around Nederluleå Church. Its houses show how people who lived far away could gather and stay overnight near the church.

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Sweden · City or town

Luleå is described as the place where commercial activity moved after the old harbour lost depth through gradual land uplift. The article also presents the city as a starting point for reaching Gammelstad.

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Narrow lane between wooden church cottages in Gammelstad.

Sweden · Place of interest

Nederluleå Church

Nederluleå Church, built in the late fifteenth century, is the historic centre of the Gammelstad complex. More than four hundred church cottages cluster around it, reflecting earlier community visits to the church.

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Sweden · City or town

Stockholm

Stockholm is Sweden’s capital, in a country located in Northern Europe. The article provides this urban reference together with Swedish as the listed language and the Swedish krona as currency, but it does not define a city route.

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Gammelstad and the living use of its church cottages

From Luleå, Gammelstad reveals why hundreds of small cottages surround a medieval church and how to explore a heritage site that still has private owners and everyday uses.

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