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Place in Norrbotten, Sweden
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Luleå, also called Lule, is the seat of Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. The city lies at the mouth of the Lule River, in the north-west corner of the Gulf of Bothnia. It has about 70,000 inhabitants, a technical university, and a steel mill.
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The Luleå archipelago is worth a trip and is available through tour boats during the summer. Klubbviken at the island Sandön is a pleasant stop with a nice beach.
Gammelstad, literally "old town", is the old parish village. It is a part of the Swedish national heritage, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list and was originally the site of Luleå. At its centre is an early 15th-century stone church surrounded by 408 cottages. The town was built to house church visitors from the surrounding countryside, who lived too far away to get back home before nightfall. Due to the land rising (recovery from the last Ice Age) its harbour got unusable and a new city was established closer to where the sea is now. The church was built in 1492, the year when Columbus arrived in America.
The county museum with archaeological artefacts.
A railroad museum, which displays Luleå's role as the southern end of the Norrbotten Megasystem around the Iron Ore Railroad.
Burger chain that has a presence all across Sweden and in some other Nordic countries. Has vegetarian and vegan items on its menu in addition to the regular burgers.
Iraj Pizzeria
Great place to eat if you are visiting the church town.
A student bar run by and for LTU-students. You need a student ID or a special "guest ticket" (which can be purchased by LTU students) to get in.
Part of a chain of bars, has a large collection of beers
Cottages and camping, big pool area, restaurants and cafe.
Clean and minimal but comfortable cheap accommodation in the centre of town.
Mid-range hotel with good facilities. Excellent breakfast spread in-house.
Sweden's (by some definitions Europe's or the world's) first indoor shopping mall. Inaugurated in 1955, but multiple refurbishments since then.
By train
Luleå is connected to Stockholm by the over 100-year-old Norra Stambanan (Northern Trunk Line), which travels way into the inner parts of northern Sweden before meeting the coast again at Umeå.
By bus
Tapanis Buss has a line going from Stockholm to Tornio, Finland, with a stop in Luleå. Ticket from Stockholm are 870 kr, from Tornio 200 kr.
By car
Luleå is on E4 between southern Sweden and Tornio in Finland and on E10 from Narvik in Norway via Kiruna and Gällivare to Luleå.
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