Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå

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The Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå is a well-preserved historic Swedish church village known for its medieval stone church surrounded by hundreds of traditional wooden cottages once used by rural worshippers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
church town ⓘ
historic settlement ⓘ
architecturalStyleOfChurch late medieval stone church architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Bothnian coastal trade routes ⓘ
climateZone subarctic climate ⓘ
conservationStatus well-preserved ⓘ
country Sweden ⓘ
dateInscribedOnUNESCOList 1996 ⓘ
followsPlanningPattern Nordic church town layout ⓘ
foundedAs parish centre around a medieval church ⓘ
governingBody Luleå Municipality ⓘ
linked to: Luleå
hasCentralMonument Nederluleå medieval stone church ⓘ
hasPart Gammelstad Church Town wooden cottages ⓘ
Nederluleå Church ⓘ
hasTraditionalUse seasonal overnight stays during church festivals ⓘ
hasVisitorCentre Gammelstad Visitor Centre ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
historicalFunction parish centre for a large rural hinterland ⓘ
language Swedish ⓘ
locatedIn Luleå Municipality ⓘ
linked to: Luleå

Norrbotten County ⓘ
province of Norrbotten ⓘ
linked to: Norrbotten County
locatedNear city of Luleå ⓘ
linked to: Luleå
nearbyWaterBody Lule River delta ⓘ
linked to: Lule River estuary
notableFeature medieval stone church surrounded by wooden cottages ⓘ
traditional red-painted church cottages ⓘ
well-preserved street pattern ⓘ
numberOfCottages over 400 ⓘ
officialName Gammelstads kyrkstad ⓘ
paintColorOfCottages Falu red ⓘ
partOf group of Scandinavian church towns ⓘ
periodOfGreatestUse 17th to 19th centuries ⓘ
preservationReason authenticity of buildings and layout ⓘ
primaryBuildingMaterialOfCottages wood ⓘ
religion Lutheran Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Lutheranism
significance best-preserved example of a traditional Scandinavian church town ⓘ
illustrates pre-industrial rural religious and social life in northern Scandinavia ⓘ
tourismAttraction cultural tourism site ⓘ
transportAccess road connection from Luleå ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory cultural ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Europe and North America ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 762 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatementOfOutstandingUniversalValue represents a unique example of a traditional church town of northern Scandinavia ⓘ
urbanType rural church village ⓘ
usedFor accommodation for rural worshippers on church weekends ⓘ

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World Heritage Sites in Sweden → hasMember → Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå ⓘ
Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå → hasPart → Gammelstad Church Town wooden cottages ⓘ
linked to: Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå