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Strömsbro, Gävle — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Strömsbro is a district on the north-western side of Gävle, the county town in eastern Sweden.
About Strömsbro
Where to stay in Strömsbro
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Beds are scarce in this corner. Strömsbro is a residential district more than a lodging one, so most visitors book in central Gävle and travel out to the north-west when they need to. If you would rather base yourself near Strömsbro kyrka and the quiet of the side streets, this calm edge of the county town gives you that over the busier centre.
About Strömsbro
What are the main landmarks in Strömsbro?
The parish church marks the quarter. Strömsbro kyrka stands among the streets on the north-western side of Gävle, the one clear landmark of this district and the point that gives it a centre. For the wider sights of the city the older heart of Gävle lies a short way off to the south, beyond Strömsbro towards the river-cut centre and the eastern district of Bomhus.
What is the history of Strömsbro?
Strömsbro filled in as Gävle reached north-west. Houses gathered beyond the old centre, and a parish took root with the building of Strömsbro kyrka among the streets. It grew as a place to live rather than to trade.
The north-western corner of Gävle became Strömsbro, a residential district of the county town set apart from Bomhus in Gävleborg County.
Where is Strömsbro?
Strömsbro keeps to north-western Gävle. It is a residential quarter on the inland edge of the city, set apart from the older centre that lies away to the south, with the larger district of Bomhus over on the city's eastern side towards the coast. The whole of it falls within Gävle, the seat of Gävleborg County in eastern Sweden.
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Updated June 2026