Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå,Sweden.

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The remarkable Church Town of Gammelstad, Luleå, at the head of the Gulf of Bothnia in northern Sweden is the best-preserved example of a unique type of settlement once found throughout northern Scandinavia. The  wooden houses, huddled round the early 15th-century stone church, were used only on Sundays and at religious festivals to house worshippers from the surrounding countryside who could not return home the same day because of the distance and difficult travelling conditions.

Sweden

County of Norrbotten (Norrbottens län)

Date of Inscription: 1996

Ref: 762- Source(Unesco.Org)

Thank you Doris for the nice card with interesting write up as always and beautiul Fish stamp.

2018 Stamp- Nordic Fish