Nederlulea Church

Nederlulea Church is a medieval Lutheran church in Gammelstaden near Luleå in Norrbotten County, Sweden. It belongs to the Diocese of Lulea. The church is the largest medieval church within the Swedish land of Norrland. It forms a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Gammelstad Church Town. The currently visible stone church changed into in all likelihood preceded by means of a wood chapel. Construction of the stone church started out inside the 15th century and endured into the early sixteenth century. The church become but inaugurated already in 1492, via Jakob Ulvsson, Archbishop of Uppsala.

Arrowslits preserved within the church suggest that apart from its religious use, it also served a defensive reason. The church remained in large part unchanged until the 18th century. In 1745 the medieval frescos were painted over, and during the identical decade the windows have been enlarged. In 1776-78 the church turned into painted crimson, externally, a new front changed into made and greater home windows introduced. In 1848 the windows have been altered, again. Successive adjustments to the indoors, with antique furniture removed and new added, have additionally been accomplished for the reason that 18th century.