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Stave churches in Norway
Norwegian wood
Elaborately carved wooden churches were once present in many parts of northwest Europe. Today, they are almost exclusively
found in Norway.
Borgund stave church in Lærdal.
Photo: Øyvind Heen / Visitnorway.com
Photo: Øyvind Heen / Visitnorway.com
Heddal, Notodden.
Photo: Johan Berge / Visitnorway.com
Photo: Johan Berge / Visitnorway.com
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Borgund Stave Church is a unique example of impressive medieval architecture and is a distinctive landmark on the tourist route to Lærdal.
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Charming, small stave church. Located by West Telemark Museum in Eidsborg.
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The old stave church at Fantoft, originally built in Fortun in Sogn in 1150 and moved to Fantoft in 1883, burnt down on 6 June 1992. Fantoft Stave…
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Flesberg stave church dating back to approximately 1150-1200, this church are famous for interior decorations. Church services are still held in the…
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Located at the top of the hill near the entrance to Maihaugen Open Air Museum, the stave church is the most striking building at the museum.
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Gol Stave Church, which is in the mediaval park Gordarike, is a true copy of the Gol stave church built in the 1200s. The copy was built in the 1980s…
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In the middle of the island, protected by houses and on the island's highest point, you will find the little red stave church, standing as it has…
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The church is built to the same dimensions and in the same architectural style as the original from ca. 1170 that is now housed in Trøndelag…
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The Hedalen Stave Church may be the oldest of its kind in Valdres today. It comprises an unusual amount of catholic items and among these a reliquary.…
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Visit Heddal Stavkirke - the largest wooden stave church in Norway.
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The Hegge stave church dates back to 1216 and celebrated its 800th anniversary in 2016. The church is still in use as a parish church in the…
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The richly decorated Hopperstad stave church in Vik would have been lost but for the intervention of cultural conservationists, who managed to save it…
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Høre Stave Church is rich in dragon and lion carvings from the Middle Ages, and among these are two beautiful portals. What used to be the…
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Its size and numbers of posts is what makes Kaupanger stave church stand out from other stave churches, as well as its interior.
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A beautiful and special stave church. New research in 2020 discovered the true age of Kvernes Stave Church, it was built in the period 1631 –…
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Lomskyrkja – the church in Lom - is one of the biggest and most beautiful stave churches in Norway.
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Lomen Stave Church is believed to date back to around 1192. The oldest coin found is from King Sverre`s era 1177-1202. In 1750, the church was…
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Nore Stave Church Nore Stave Church is located in Nore and Uvdal municipality in Buskerud. Nore Stave Church was built according to an architectural…
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Reinli Stave Church dates back to around 1326. Prior to this, the site has been home to two other churches. The only remains left of the first…
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Ringebu Stave Church dates back to around 1220, and is one of the country's 28 remaining buildings of its kind.
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Rollag Stave Church The church is located a few kilometres north of the centre of the village Rollag. It was probably originally built in second half…
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Rødven Stave Church is beautifully situated by the Romsdalsfjord with the Romsdal Alps in the background, 34 km outside Åndalsnes center and well…
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Røldal stave church is the most important tourist attraction in the rural parts of Røldal. The church has a lot of visitors because of…
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The English church in Balestrand was built as an imitation of a stave church. St. Olaf's Church is Anglican and is owned and operated by the Church of…
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Ål Stave church was erected around 1170 and demolished in 1880. The stave churches are a wooden building with a carrying construction of poles.…
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Torpo stave church, Ål i Hallingdal.
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Undredal Church is built as a stave church in 1147 and was called St. Nicholas Chapel. The church has white clapboard sidings and is the smallest in…
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Urnes Stave Church , the oldest of Norway's stave churches, is included on UNESCO's World Heritage List. It was built around 1130 AD, but the…
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Uvdal Stave Church, as it stands today, does not have its original appearance but is a result of steady expansion and modifications until the 1800s.…
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The Ål Stave Church dated from the latter part of the 12th century was richly decorated at the time of its demolition in 1880. The main doorway…
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Øye Stave Church was probably built towards the end of the 1100s. its original location was in the fields facing Vangsmjøsa. This was an…
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Borgund Stave Church is a unique example of impressive medieval architecture and is a distinctive landmark on…
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Borgund Stave church
LærdalBorgund Stave Church is a unique example of impressive medieval architecture and is a distinctive landmark on…
28 reviews
Charming, small stave church. Located by West Telemark Museum in Eidsborg.
Go to: Eidsborg Stave Church
Eidsborg Stave Church
TokkeCharming, small stave church. Located by West Telemark Museum in Eidsborg.
The old stave church at Fantoft, originally built in Fortun in Sogn in 1150 and moved to Fantoft in 1883,…
Go to: Fantoft Stave Church
Fantoft Stave Church
BergenThe old stave church at Fantoft, originally built in Fortun in Sogn in 1150 and moved to Fantoft in 1883,…
Flesberg stave church dating back to approximately 1150-1200, this church are famous for interior decorations.…
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Flesberg stave church
FlesbergFlesberg stave church dating back to approximately 1150-1200, this church are famous for interior decorations.…
Located at the top of the hill near the entrance to Maihaugen Open Air Museum, the stave church is the most…
Go to: Garmo Stave Church
Garmo Stave Church
LillehammerLocated at the top of the hill near the entrance to Maihaugen Open Air Museum, the stave church is the most…
45 reviews
Gol Stave Church, which is in the mediaval park Gordarike, is a true copy of the Gol stave church built in the…
Go to: Gol Stave Church
Gol Stave Church
GolGol Stave Church, which is in the mediaval park Gordarike, is a true copy of the Gol stave church built in the…
50 reviews
In the middle of the island, protected by houses and on the island's highest point, you will find the…
Go to: Grip Stave church
Grip Stave church
KristiansundIn the middle of the island, protected by houses and on the island's highest point, you will find the…
The church is built to the same dimensions and in the same architectural style as the original from ca. 1170…
Go to: Haltdalen new stave church (millennium site)
Haltdalen new stave church (millennium site)
HoltålenThe church is built to the same dimensions and in the same architectural style as the original from ca. 1170…
The Hedalen Stave Church may be the oldest of its kind in Valdres today. It comprises an unusual amount of…
Go to: Hedalen Stave Church
Hedalen Stave Church
Sør-AurdalThe Hedalen Stave Church may be the oldest of its kind in Valdres today. It comprises an unusual amount of…
The Hegge stave church dates back to 1216 and celebrated its 800th anniversary in 2016. The church…
Go to: Hegge Stave Church
Hegge Stave Church
Øystre SlidreThe Hegge stave church dates back to 1216 and celebrated its 800th anniversary in 2016. The church…
93 reviews
The richly decorated Hopperstad stave church in Vik would have been lost but for the intervention of cultural…
Go to: Hopperstad Stave Church
Hopperstad Stave Church
VikThe richly decorated Hopperstad stave church in Vik would have been lost but for the intervention of cultural…
Høre Stave Church is rich in dragon and lion carvings from the Middle Ages, and among these are two…
Go to: Høre Stave Church
Høre Stave Church
VangHøre Stave Church is rich in dragon and lion carvings from the Middle Ages, and among these are two…
113 reviews
Its size and numbers of posts is what makes Kaupanger stave church stand out from other stave churches, as…
Go to: Kaupanger Stave Church, Sogndal
Kaupanger Stave Church, Sogndal
SogndalIts size and numbers of posts is what makes Kaupanger stave church stand out from other stave churches, as…
53 reviews
A beautiful and special stave church. New research in 2020 discovered the true age of Kvernes Stave Church, it…
Go to: Kvernes Stave Church
Kvernes Stave Church
AverøyA beautiful and special stave church. New research in 2020 discovered the true age of Kvernes Stave Church, it…
311 reviews
Lomskyrkja – the church in Lom - is one of the biggest and most beautiful stave churches in Norway.
Go to: Lom Stave Church
Lom Stave Church
LomLomskyrkja – the church in Lom - is one of the biggest and most beautiful stave churches in Norway.
Lomen Stave Church is believed to date back to around 1192. The oldest coin found is from King Sverre`s era…
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Lomen Stave Church
Vestre SlidreLomen Stave Church is believed to date back to around 1192. The oldest coin found is from King Sverre`s era…
Nore Stave Church Nore Stave Church is located in Nore and Uvdal municipality in Buskerud. Nore Stave Church…
Go to: Nore Stavkirke
Nore Stavkirke
Nore Og UvdalNore Stave Church Nore Stave Church is located in Nore and Uvdal municipality in Buskerud. Nore Stave Church…
Reinli Stave Church dates back to around 1326. Prior to this, the site has been home to two other…
Go to: Reinli Stave Church
Reinli Stave Church
Sør-AurdalReinli Stave Church dates back to around 1326. Prior to this, the site has been home to two other…
Ringebu Stave Church dates back to around 1220, and is one of the country's 28 remaining buildings of its…
Go to: Ringebu Stave Church
Ringebu Stave Church
RingebuRingebu Stave Church dates back to around 1220, and is one of the country's 28 remaining buildings of its…
Rollag Stave Church The church is located a few kilometres north of the centre of the village Rollag. It was…
Go to: Rollag Stave church
Rollag Stave church
RollagRollag Stave Church The church is located a few kilometres north of the centre of the village Rollag. It was…
16 reviews
Rødven Stave Church is beautifully situated by the Romsdalsfjord with the Romsdal Alps in the background, 34…
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Rødven Stave Church
RaumaRødven Stave Church is beautifully situated by the Romsdalsfjord with the Romsdal Alps in the background, 34…
Røldal stave church is the most important tourist attraction in the rural parts of Røldal. The…
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Røldal stave church
UllensvangRøldal stave church is the most important tourist attraction in the rural parts of Røldal. The…
The English church in Balestrand was built as an imitation of a stave church. St. Olaf's Church is Anglican…
Go to: St. Olaf's Church - The English Church
St. Olaf's Church - The English Church
SogndalThe English church in Balestrand was built as an imitation of a stave church. St. Olaf's Church is Anglican…
Ål Stave church was erected around 1170 and demolished in 1880. The stave churches are a wooden building…
Go to: The old Ål Stave Church site
The old Ål Stave Church site
ÅlÅl Stave church was erected around 1170 and demolished in 1880. The stave churches are a wooden building…
30 reviews
Undredal Church is built as a stave church in 1147 and was called St. Nicholas Chapel. The church has white…
Go to: Undredal Stave church
Undredal Stave church
AurlandUndredal Church is built as a stave church in 1147 and was called St. Nicholas Chapel. The church has white…
170 reviews
Urnes Stave Church , the oldest of Norway's stave churches, is included on UNESCO's World Heritage List. It…
Go to: Urnes Stave Church
Urnes Stave Church
LusterUrnes Stave Church , the oldest of Norway's stave churches, is included on UNESCO's World Heritage List. It…
Uvdal Stave Church, as it stands today, does not have its original appearance but is a result of steady…
Go to: Uvdal Stave Church
Uvdal Stave Church
Nore Og UvdalUvdal Stave Church, as it stands today, does not have its original appearance but is a result of steady…
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