Kirche

On the shore of Gråträsket lies the chapel that conveys a feeling of bygone times. The chapel was built in 1934 on the site of the old chapel. Gråträsk's chapel is a church building in Gråträsk that belongs to the Piteå parish in the Luleå diocese. The chapel has knotty timbered walls and a steep ch ...

The church of Hortlax was finished in 1917 and the work had started in 1913 when Hortlax became it's own parish. The church is built as a cross church, made of stone in Jugend style and affected by the Gothic style.

The beautiful wooden church in Långträsk was built in the century shift, just after the rail route was formed in the railroad town Långträsk. The initiation was held on 20 October 1901 and the Church Council says that the Reverend Nygren consecrated chapel. In the same land areas as the långträsk c ...

The church of Norrfjärden is the youngest in the area of Piteå and it was built in 1967 to replace the church that burnt down in 1963. The architect's name is Göte Lundström and the artist Fritz Sjöström created the interior of the church which clearly take the disabled in consideration.

In Öjebyn just outside the center of Piteå, there is one of Norrbotten's oldest and most beautiful stone churches, Öjeby Church. Construction of the church began around 1500, but during the 18th century the church became too cramped and was rebuilt into today's cross church. Next to the ch ...

Piteå kyrka is one of the oldest wooden churches in the upper Norrland. When Piteå got town privileges 1621 the center of the town was located in Öjebyn. After a fire in 1666 the entire town was deserted, and the decision of moving the town to where it is located today was taken. The population of P ...

Program: opens every day at 7 pm. The church is open for conversation, refreshments, loan of books, newspaper reading, etc.