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Gammelstad
There is an abundance of Unesco World Heritage-recognised treasures in
Sweden. A fine example is
Gammelstad church town
near Luleå. The largest
church town in the country, it was the medieval centre of northern Sweden; visiting
feels a bit like time travel. The stone Nederluleå Church (built in 1492) has a
reredos worthy of a cathedral and choir stalls for a whole consistory, and there are
424 wooden houses where rural pioneers stayed overnight on their weekend pil-
grimages.
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