Bomhus, Gävle — Area Guide & Where to Stay

What are the main landmarks in Bomhus?

One church anchors the district. Bomhus kyrka stands among the streets on the north-eastern side of Gävle, the clearest fixed point in a quarter that otherwise reads as homes and harbour ground along the coast. Beyond it, the wider sights belong to central Gävle, reached easily across Gävle kommun.

For more, the inner city and the neighbouring district of Strömsbro repay the short trip.

What is the history of Bomhus?

Bomhus owes its growth to the water. The coastal ground north-east of Gävle drew industry and the housing for its workers, and the building of Bomhus kyrka gave the quarter a church of its own as the streets thickened along the shore. The work was tied to the sea.

What began as a working edge of Gävle hardened into a settled district within the kommun, distinct from the inland slopes of Källbacken.

Where is Bomhus?

Bomhus takes the seaward corner. It runs along the north-eastern side of Gävle toward the coast, with Strömsbro inland to the north of the centre and the residential rises of Sörby and Källbacken set back on the city's south-western and south-eastern flanks. The district sits in Gävle kommun, within Gävleborg County in eastern Sweden.