Travel guide to Gammelstad Church Village in Sweden

Scenic spot introduction:

Gammelstad Church Village (Swedish: Gammelstads kyrkstad) is a well-preserved unique church town in Scandinavia, Northern Europe. It is located in the northernmost part of the Gulf of Bothnia, near Luleå in Norrbotten County, Sweden. The 424 wooden houses in the village surround a church built in the early 15th century. Stone Church The houses are only used by believers from surrounding villages and those who cannot return home on the same day due to travel conditions on Sundays and religious festivals. Because it completely retains the characteristics of the early church villages in northern Scandinavia, it was listed as a World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 1996.

Attractions distribution:

In 1340, Luleå in the Lule River Basin became a parish, and Gmelstad became the center of the parish. The parishioners rushed to Gmelstad to participate in religious activities. The parishioners who were far away could not go back and forth in one day, so they built small houses around the church to stay, thus forming a church village. Gmelstad was built at the end of the 14th century. Stone Church The Middle Ages, with its dense network of street The city is divided into two parts, one of which was formed naturally in the Middle Ages and the other was planned in the 17th century. The west and south sides of the church are lined with 424 rooms built since the Middle Ages. Log Cabin The east side of the church was built as part of the urban planning in the 17th century. street , street The style of the buildings next to it Log Cabin The church house was used for Christian confirmation ceremonies in midsummer, a traditional use that continued until the 1950s, when the church village became a lively community, permanently integrated with Luleå as a planned permanent settlement.

Scenic spot features:

Religion, cultural tours, ancient towns and villages, churches