Gammelstad Church Town

Gammelstad Church Town (Swedish: Gammelstads kyrkstad) is a World Heritage Site in Gammelstaden close to the city of Luleå, Sweden. The church village consists of 424 wooden houses around a stone church from the early 15th-century.[1]

Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Gammelstad Church Town
LocationGammelstaden, Luleå Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden
CriteriaCultural: (ii), (iv), (v)
Reference762
Inscription1996 (20th Session)
Area16.402 ha (40.53 acres)
Buffer zone243.474 ha (601.64 acres)
Websitewww.lulea.se/gammelstad
Coordinates65°38′46″N 22°01′43″E / 65.64611°N 22.02861°E / 65.64611; 22.02861Coordinates: 65°38′46″N 22°01′43″E / 65.64611°N 22.02861°E / 65.64611; 22.02861

Motivation for World Heritage Site

Gammelstad Church Town was listed as a World Heritage Site in 1996 with the motivation:

The Committee decided to inscribe the nominated property on the basis of cultural criteria (ii), (iv) and (v), considering that the site is of outstanding universal value as it is a remarkable example of the traditional church town of northern Scandanavia, and admirably illustrates the adaptation of conventional urban design to the special geographical and climatic conditions of a hostile natural environment.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå". UNESCO. Retrieved 19 April 2017.