Since 1996, there Vanhankaupunginlahti Church Town on UNESCO's World Heritage List was included in the "Convention for the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage". All objects that are in the World Heritage list testifies to the earth and human history. They are important to humanity and must be preserved for the future. The list includes 754 cultural and natural environments, including Great Wall of China, the Australian great barrier reef and Suomenlinna in Helsinki is one of the more famous. In northern Sweden there, except Gammelstad, Laponia - Lapland World.

Gammelstad is Norrland's largest medieval church. The byddes in the 1400s and was consecrated by Archbishop Jacob Ulfsson 1492nd Gammelstads more than 400 cottages, grouped around the medieval stone church was used during Sundays and church festivals, fairs and things. It stayed far away parishioners, who could not return home the same day due to the long route home. During the 1600s founded the town of Lulea in the old church. In today Gammelstad has a unique blend of church cottages, year-round residences and public buildings. Church cottages are still used in the traditional way.

In June, when the traditional confirmatory reading takes place live the youth of the church cottages.

During the summer period being guided tours on the hour every day at. 10:00 to 16:00. Other times of the year only to group bookings.

Nowadays, there are small shops, cafe and tourist information office in the village.

Historic Inns Margaret's remains in the village but have been joined by Kyrkbyns Kitchen, a gormetrestaurang that offers a culinary experience beyond the ordinary.

Margaret's Inns offer special dishes of local produce. All served in an original setting.


For more information go to:
www.lulea.se / Vanhankaupunginlahti
www.kyrkbynskok.com
www.margaretasvardshus.se