page_title: Öjebyn
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Öjebyn / History
caption_attribution_description: Notera Av dokumentationsskäl har originalbeskrivningen från Riksantikvarieämbetet behållits. Tillrättalägganden och alternativa beskrivningar bör införas separat från nedanstående information.Felaktigheter kan även anmälas till denna sida.Öjebyns kyrka från kyrkstaden. Motiv: Öjebyn Nyckelord: Riksintressen Kategori: Kyrkstad Öjebyns kyrka från kyrkstaden.
context_page_description: Öjebyn is a residential area and a neighborhood in the town of Piteå, Sweden, and was the town center of Piteå from the 15th century to the 17th century. Öjebyn is also the church town in the Piteå parish.
context_section_description: Piteå has had three town centers in its history.  A settlement, Gamla Kyrkbyn ("old church village"), with a church and market, was established about 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) up the Pite River in 1320s.  The church burned in the early 15th century; rather than rebuild at the same site, the new church was built on an island further downstream.  A settlement developed around this second church as well, and became Öjebyn.  Trade was carried out from Öjebyn to the Sami people in Pite Lapland.  In 1620, Olof Bure made the city plan for Piteå at Öjebyn. The first cityscape was triangular with the church in the center.  Piteå was granted the rights of a city in 1621, and the main town moved to Öjebyn.  In July 1666, however, most of Öjebyn was itself destroyed by a fire.  Over the next 10 years, a new main city was built on the island of Häggholmen, just off the mouth of the Pite River, and this, rather than Öjebyn, has remained the Piteå city center into modern times.
caption: Kyrkstaden cottages and Öjeby Church
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