Öjebyn
Öjebyn is a residential area and a neighborhood in the town of Piteå, Sweden which previously formed its own urban area/city. Öjebyn is also the church town in the Piteå parish.
History
Trade was carried out from Öjebyn to the Sami in Pite Lapland. In 1620 made Olof Bure a city plan for Öjebyn/Piteå. The first cityscape was triangular with the church in the center. Piteå gained city rights in the year 1621. After a big fire in July 1666, the city center was moved south to the present Piteå center.
Settlement
In Öjebyn there is a church town with wooden cabins and a stone church, Öjeby Church, with a bell tower built during the later Middle Ages. Here you will find both municipal and commercial services.
In addition to primary schools, there are the Öjebyn Gran's Natural Sciences Gymnasium and Framnäs Folk High School.
In Öjebyn exists the world's only Paltzeria. There are different varieties of Pitepalt served, the culinary specialty of the village. In Öjebyn is also SLU's northernmost test yard.
Solander park
The Solander Park is located in Öjebyn and was opened on 1 July 2000 by the governor Kari Marklund. The park has been landed and funded by the Solander Association to commemorate the city's son Daniel Solander, who was born in Kaplansgården, which was located close to the place where the park is placed. The park is located in the church district in central Öjebyn. The approximately 2,000 square meter park is designed by the landscape architect Irma Johansson-Öberg. In the park there is the monument "Solanders Rocks" built. The monument consists of a wave-shaped stone block (taken from the local bedrock) with a globe and symbolizing Solander's voyages on the world's ocean. The monument was designed by artist Sture Berglund in collaboration with the stone sculptor Sven-Erik Bryggman.
Sports
In Öjebyn there is a sports club, ÖIF (Öjeby Idrottsförening). ÖIF's football team plays in Division 4 Southern Norrbotten. The team ended in third place in the series in 2013. Norrbotten's largest floorball association, Öjebyn IBF, is located in Öjebyn with over 500 players.
Sources
http://www.piteamuseum.nu/?s=%C3%B6jebyn
http://www.piteamuseum.nu/kulturmiljoer/kyrkor-och-kyrkstader/ojebyns-kyrka/