Råneå kyrkstugor

På andra sidan vägen sett från Råneå kyrka ligger Råneå kyrkstad. Enligt uppgift är den känd sedan slutet av 1600-talet. År 1816 omfattade den 235 hus, indelade i gränder och kvarter med namn efter socknens byar. Det fanns även stall och …

On the other side of the road from Råneå church is Råneå church town. It is said to have been known since the end of the 17th century. In 1816 it comprised 235 houses, divided into alleys and blocks named after the villages in the parish. There were also stables and sheds there. Today only 10 church cottages remain. Many cottages in the church town were apparently demolished in the 1950s when they were no longer needed because more and more people had acquired cars. Today some church cottages are used during the Råneå Summer Market and at outdoor services Feel free to visit this oasis to see how people lived in the past when Sweden was one of Europe's poorest countries. Not least during the crop failure years of 1867-1869. Feel free to Google the latter. If anyone wants to read more about these famine years, I recommend the book "Svälten: hungeråren som formade Sverige" by Magnus Västerbro