Category: Stave Churces

Rødven stave church is beautifully located by the Romsdalsfjord among the peaks of the Romsdalsalpane mountains.

This cute little stave church is located in the village at the small island Grip – a 12 km ferry trip from from Kristiansund.

Lomen Stave Church (Lomen stavkyrkje) is located in Vestre Slidre Municipality in Innlandet county. Today only used is special occasions.

Heddal Stave Church is located near Notodden in Telemark. It is built in the 13th century and is the largest stave church in the country.

Hedalen stave church is probably built sometime between 1150 and 1200, but the first reference to it is in 1327.

Kvernes Stave Church from the 14th century is located at Averøy in Møre og Romsdal. The old church is among the smallest ever built.

The medieval Gol Stave Church is situated at Norsk Folkemuseum (Norwegian Museum of Cultural History) at Bygdøy in Oslo.

The church is only 12 by 4 metres (39 by 13 ft) and has only 40 seats, making it the smallest stave church still in use in all of Scandinavia.

Høre stave church, built in 1179 is located in Vang, 2 km from road E16. Year confirmed by runic writings – and by dendrochronology.

The impressive Stave Church visible from road 7 when passing Gol is not a medieval church, but a replica built in the 1980s.