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Gammelstad Church Town
A UNESCO village of over 400 red wooden church cottages outside Luleå, a vivid relic of Norrland faith.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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Luleå
Norrbotten, Sweden · Europe
About Luleå
Luleå is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Gammelstad, 9km from Gammelstad Church Town.
Luleå is in Norrbotten, Sweden, with about 78,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Gammelstad, about 9 km away.
Luleå ( LOO-lay-oh, Swedish: [ˈlʉ̌ːlɛɔ] , locally [ˈlʉ̌ːlɛ] ; Lule Sami: Luleju; Finnish and Meänkieli: Luulaja) is a city on the coast of northern Sweden, and the capital of Norrbotten County, the northernmost county in Sweden. Luleå has 48,728 inhabitants in its urban core as of 2018 and is the seat of LuleåRead more
Municipality with a total population of about 80,000 as of 2025. Luleå is Sweden's 25th largest city and Norrbotten County's largest city. Luleå is considered as the world's largest brackish water archipelago with 1,312 islands, several rivers and vast forestland.
Luleå has the seventh biggest harbour in Sweden for shipping goods. It has a large steel industry and is a centre for extensive research. It is also home to the Swedish Air Force Wing Norrbotten Wing (F 21) based in Luleå Airport. Luleå University of Technology is one of Sweden's three technology universities with around 15,000 students and is the northernmost university in Sweden.
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Within an hour or so of Luleå: Gammelstad Church Town (9 km).
Where is Luleå?
Luleå is in Norrbotten, Sweden, about 9 km from Gammelstad.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 77,832
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Sweden
- Region
- Norrbotten
- Timezone
- Europe/Stockholm
- Coordinates
- 65.5841, 22.1547
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1 notable place within an hour's drive.
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May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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