This 55m-tall neoclassical church in its current incarnation dates from 1796, but its sacristy is from 1507 and inside is a 13th-century wooden Virgin of Skellefteå (on the right, behind the altar) made of walnut wood. An adjacent tithe storehouse dates from 1674.
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During the Protestant reformation in Sweden in the 16th century, church attendance was demanded of all parishioners, and later in 1861, a regulation…
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This is the oldest wooden bridge in Sweden, completed in 1837, and until 2006, at 207m in length, it was also the longest. It was a toll bridge at first,…
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This municipal contemporary art museum is dedicated to the life and work of Anna Norlander (1843–1879), a well-known painter born in Skellefteå. She was…
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This is the oldest wooden bridge in Sweden, completed in 1837, and until 2006, at 207m in length, it was also the longest. It was a toll bridge at first,…
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During the Protestant reformation in Sweden in the 16th century, church attendance was demanded of all parishioners, and later in 1861, a regulation…
3. Museum Anna Nordlander (MAN)
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This municipal contemporary art museum is dedicated to the life and work of Anna Norlander (1843–1879), a well-known painter born in Skellefteå. She was…