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Gavle

Country:
Sweden
State:
Gavleborgs Lan
City:
Gavle
Type of Location:
Multiple
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By train

From Gavle C assumes major rail routes linking the city Gavle is thus an important railway junction on the East Coast Line , Bergslagen Line and the Northern Main Line Bandel Gavle-Ockelbo)and many of the trains passing through Gavle is the passenger train from Stockholm on the way to large parts of northern , example of this can be trains from Stockholm to Sundsvall . The pass also trains to Norrland, for example against Umea , Lulea and Kiruna/Narvik . North-and southbound freight train usually goes through freight route through Bergslagen and the Northern Main Line Bandel Storvik - Ockelbo and passes thus not Gavle so often.

By road

The main roads in Gavle is E4 , Highway 56 and Highway 80 . At Gavle is the road of motorway standard. The freeway on E4 reaches south to include Uppsala (105 km), airport (135 km) and Stockholm (170 km) and reaches even down to the south of Sweden with a total length of about 800 miles from Gavle, about as long as it is up to the catalog . To the north is the E4 expressway up to Axmar painting at Bergby and is motesfri to Enanger north of Soderhamn and then the mixed standard up to Haparanda through Sundsvall , Umea and Lulea. Thanks to E4 has such a high standard, Gavle good road links to several locations. Although Highway 80 (an aspiring stretch of the E16)is the highway to Sandviken , then motesfri 2 +1 road to Storvik and the remaining stretch of road to Hofors and on to Rattvik and Falun . Highway 56 is called straight line which refers to the north-south shortcut past the Stockholm.

Key places to visit
Sweden's Prison Museum, Gavle Castle, Gavle Concert, Gavle City Library

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Places to Visit

Sweden's Prison Museum

Swedish Prison Museum is a museum in two buildings, the oldest is the Castle prison is located in Gavle castle grounds and built the 1732nd It displays the oldest story of crime and punishment in Sweden. The second part considers the visitor in cell prison was built in 1847 located across the street. Sweden's prison museum has had its current exhibitions since 2003, but the collection of objects was started in 1986 when the prison cell was closed and the inmates transferred to the newly built Bomhus Institution.

Gavle Castle

Gavle Castle is a castle building located on the south side of Gavlean , at Castle Square in Gavle , Gastrikland . It is today the residence of the governor in the county .One thousand five hundred eighty-three - 1593 , King John III begin construction of a mighty castle church , a castle building where the church is the key. The castle had a completely different look than the current one. As with other Vasa castle had towers with pinnacles and ornamented gables . architect was Willem Boy and the building was completed in 1597 . After several years of neglect the castle was refurbished in 1650 - and 1660 quarters and the building became the headquarters of the governor and other state land .

Gavle Concert

Gavle Concert Hall is a concert hall in Gavle , inaugurated 1998th The house, located at the Victoria Planning and Gavlean rapids are home to Gavle Symphony Orchestra and is owned by the municipality of Gavle . The building also houses the music library that is part of Gavle City Library .

Gavle City Library

Gavle City Library is Gavle's most visited cultural institution with an annual visitor numbers of 500 000 people. The library holds about 159,000 media which about 144,000 are books . In addition to books can be borrowed from video games for all consoles, magazines, audio books, music and rent movies.The library opened in 1907 in the town hall . Having been in the so-called stock exchange and the Seamen's Church were the Library November 25, 1962 newly built premises next Gavlean at Castle Square first A complete rebuild and expansion is planned to start construction 2011th
 

Right Time to Visit

February - May

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