Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Gävle (Sweden). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Swedish Railway Museum, Gs 13, and Gävle Castle. Also, be sure to include Folkteatern i Gävleborg in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Gävle (Gävleborg).
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Swedish Railway Museum
Also known as: Järnvägsmuseet
Railway museum with vintage trains. The Swedish Railway Museum, in Gävle, Gästrikland, Sweden is the national museum for Sweden's railway history.
The Swedish Railway Museum is tasked with acquiring, preserving and supplying knowledge about Swedish railway history on the basis of the national collection. The museum is owned by Trafikverket (Swedish Transport Administration), which receives an annual sum for the museum's activities from the Government.[1]
Address: Karlsborgsgatan 1, 803 25 Gavle
Gs 13
Also known as: Gästriklands runinskrifter 13
Gästrikland Runic Inscription 13 or Gs 13 is a runestone carved on red sandstone located in a church in Gävle, Gästrikland. It was carved in the 11th century by the runemaster Åsmund Kåresson.
The place name Tafeistaland (modern Swedish: Tavastland) in the inscription refers to a geographical region in Finland. The runic text for three consecutive words follows the rule that two consecutive identical letters are represented by a single rune, even when the two identical letters are at the end of one word and the start of a second word. When the text shown as Latin characters, the transliterated runes are doubled and separate words are shown. The rune sequence honsalukuþ is shown in the inscription below as hons| |salu| |uk| |kuþ(s) by doubling the s-, u-, and k-runes and separating the three words.[2]
Gävle Castle
Also known as: Gävle slott
Castle in Gävle, Sweden. Gävle Castle is a palace in Gävle, Sweden, rebuilt several times since its foundation in 1583. It is the official residence of the County Governor of Gävleborg County.[3]
Folkteatern i Gävleborg
Theatre in Gävle, Sweden. Folkteatern i Gävleborg or Gävle Folkteater is a regional theatre, opened in 1983, located in Gävle, Gävleborg County, Sweden.[4]
Address: N. Rådmansgatan 23, Gävle
Gävlebro
Also known as: Gävle Bro
Bridge in Gävle, Sweden. Gävlebro is a rest area with a restaurant, located near the E4 motorway outside Gävle in Sweden. Opened in 1987, the facility is built as a covered bridge restaurant. The structure is notable for being the only visible landmark the city of Gävle has on the E4 motorway, one of the most heavily congested roads, connecting Norrland with southern Sweden.[5]
Address: Gävle Bro, 805 91 Gävle
Gävle Concert Hall
Concert hall, Convention center
Address: 22 Kungsbaecksvaegen, 802 67 Gavle
Gävle goat
Also known as: Gävlebocken
Tourist attraction in Gävle, Sweden. The Gävle Goat is a traditional Christmas display erected annually at Slottstorget in central Gävle, Sweden. It is a giant version of a traditional Swedish Yule Goat figure made of straw. It is erected each year by local community groups at the beginning of Advent over a period of two days. It has been the subject of repeated arson attacks, and, despite security measures and a nearby fire station, the goat has been burned to the ground most years since its first appearance in 1966. As of December 2021, 38 out of 56 goats have been destroyed or damaged in some way. Burning or destroying the goat in some way is illegal, and the Svea Court of Appeal has stated that the offence should normally carry a 3-month prison sentence; in 2018, it sentenced a 27-year-old man to a suspended sentence and day fines for aggravated property damage for burning the goat.
Since 1986, two Yule Goats have been built in Gävle: the Gävle Goat by the Southern Merchants and the Yule Goat built by the Natural Science Club of the School of Vasa.[6]
Swedish Prison Museum
Specialty museum, Museum
Address: 1-3 Hamiltongatan, 802 66 Gavle
Gävle teater
Concerts and shows, Theater
Address: Teaterplan 1, Gävle
Högskolan i Gävle
University in Gävle, Sweden. University of Gävle is a university college located in Gävle, Sweden. It uses the name "University of Gävle" in English, although it is officially a 'University College'. The university was established in 1977 and is currently organized into three academies and nine departments.
The university offers around 45 masters- and bachelor's degrees and 800 courses in technology, social- and natural sciences and the humanities. The university's postgraduate education at the Ph.D level is through the KTH research school, a collaboration between the university and the Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm. Currently the KTH research school is directed by Professor Christer Sjostrom with several professorships specializing in different subjects including geographic information systems or GeoInformatics. In June 2010, the University of Gävle was granted the right to award a PhD degree in the area of "Built Environment" and in 2012 "Health in working life"
The facilities of the campus consist of various buildings used by the Swedish infantry since 1909. The military stopped utilizing the buildings in 1993 after which, in 1997, the university's new campus was inaugurated. In 2006 a new library was added to the campus.[7]
Address: Kungsbäcksvägen 47, Gävle
Gefle Forum
Address: Västra Trädgårdsvägen 79, Gävle