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you see the town Luleå? well, i was here yesterday. 2 busses, 4 planes and 2 taxis for the trip but really nice to see that so norht it isn´t colder than in Lund! there was no wind there and it does make a big difference! Luleå is a really nice city, from what I have sawn.

Luleå was an important harbour already in medieval times, in the 13-15th centuries.

The Royal chart was granted in 1621 by King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. It was situated where Gammelstad (Old Town) is situated today. The town had to be moved in 1649 to the current site, due to the land elevation that had made the bay too shallow for ships to enter.

The Church Village of Gammelstad is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

In 1887, a devastating fire destroyed most of the town, sparing only a few buildings. The Neo-Gothic Cathedral (originally the Oscar Fredrik church), dedicated in 1893, is at 67 meters the tallest building in town.

Luleå Cathedral

The Diocese of Luleå was created in 1904, by breaking out of the diocese of Härnösand. A bishop took its seat there, and the church was declared a cathedral ( (Luleå Cathedral). The diocese is Sweden’s largest, covering the counties of Västerbotten County and Norrbotten County, basically everything north of Umeå.

Of nonconfirmist churches, Laestadianism is the largest

source: wikipedia