List of later stave churches and replicas

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stave church</span> Wooden Christian church building

A stave church is a medieval wooden Christian church building once common in north-western Europe. The name derives from the building's structure of post and lintel construction, a type of timber framing where the load-bearing ore-pine posts are called stafr in Old Norse. Two related church building types also named for their structural elements, the post church and palisade church, are often called 'stave churches'.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Borgund Stave Church</span> Church in Vestland, Norway

Borgund Stave Church is a former parish church of the Church of Norway in Lærdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The old stave church is located in the village of Borgund. It was the church for the Lærdal parish until 1868 when it was closed and turned into a museum. The brown, wooden church was built in a stave church style around the year 1200. It is classified as a triple-nave stave church of the Sogn-type. No longer regularly used for church functions, it is now a museum run by the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments. It was replaced by the "new" Borgund Church in 1868.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Øye Stave Church</span> Church in Innlandet, Norway

Øye Stave Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vang Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Øye. It is one of the churches for the Øye parish which is part of the Valdres prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown, wooden stave church was built in a long church design in 1965 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Øvergaard using pieces salvaged from the old 12th century church that had originally been torn down in 1747. The church seats about 30 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lom Stave Church</span> Church in Innlandet, Norway

Lom Stave Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lom municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fossbergom in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. It is the church for the Lom parish which is part of the Nord-Gudbrandsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown, wooden stave church was built around the year 1170 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 350 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grip Stave Church</span> Church in Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Grip Stave Church is a historic parish church of the Church of Norway in Kristiansund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the now-abandoned fishing village of Grip on the small island of Grip about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) northwest of the town of Kristiansund. It is an annex church for the Kristiansund parish which is part of the Ytre Nordmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in a rectangular stave church style in 1470 by an unknown architect.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hopperstad Stave Church</span> Church in Vestland, Norway

Hopperstad Stave Church is a historic parish church of the Church of Norway in the village of Vikøyri in Vik Municipality in Vestland county. It was historically the church for the Hopperstad parish in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The church is currently owned by the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments. The brown, wooden stave church was built during the 12th century. The church seats about 30 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Røldal Stave Church</span> Church in Vestland, Norway

Røldal Stave Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ullensvang Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Røldal. It is the church for the Røldal parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The brown, wooden stave church was built in around the year 1250 using designs by an unknown architect. The church seats about 130 people and is built in a long church design. The church is a preserved historic museum, but it is still a regularly-used parish church that holds regularly scheduled worship services twice a month.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rollag Stave Church</span>

Rollag Stave Church is a stave church in the municipality of Rollag in Viken county, Norway. The church is located a few kilometres north of the centre of the village of Rollag.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Reinli Stave Church</span> Church in Innlandet, Norway

Reinli Stave Church is a preserved parish church of the Church of Norway in Sør-Aurdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Reinli. It is the former church for the Reinli parish which is part of the Valdres prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church design around the year 1300 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 70 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gol Stave Church</span> Church in Oslo, Norway

Gol Stave Church is a stave church originally from Gol in the traditional region of Hallingdal in Buskerud county, Norway. The reconstructed church is now a museum and is now located in the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History at Bygdøy in Oslo, Norway.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kvernes Stave Church</span> Church in Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Kvernes Stave Church is a former parish church of the Church of Norway in Averøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The old church sits along the Kvernesfjorden in the village of Kvernes, just to the north of the Kvernes Church, the present church for the parish. The white, wooden church was built in a rectangular stave church style sometime during the first half of the 14th century. The church seats about 200 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rødven Stave Church</span> Church in Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Rødven Stave Church is a former parish church of the Church of Norway in Rauma Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The stave church is located in the village of Rødven. It was a church in the Eid og Holm parish which is part of the Indre Romsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church design during the 12th century by an unknown architect. The church seats about 100 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Haltdalen Stave Church</span>

Haltdalen Stave Church is a stave church that was originally built in the 1170s in the village of Haltdalen in what is now the municipality of Holtålen in Trøndelag county, Norway. The church is now on display at the Sverresborg Trøndelag Folkemuseum in the city of Trondheim. This is a single-nave stave church of the east Scandinavian-style, and it is the only one that is preserved.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Heimaey stave church</span>

Heimaey Stave Church (Stafkirkjan) is a close replica of Haltdalen stave church situated in the Skansinn area of the harbour of Vestmannaeyjabær on Heimaey, Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chapel in the Hills</span>

Chapel in the Hills is a stave church located near Rapid City, South Dakota.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Porsgrunn</span> Church in Porsgrunn, Norway

Our Lady of Good Counsel Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in the city of Porsgrunn in Vestfold og Telemark, Norway.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Borgund Church (Lærdal)</span> Church in Vestland, Norway

Borgund Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lærdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Borgund. It is the church for the Borgund parish which is part of the Sogn prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The red, wooden church was built in a long church design and in the dragestil style in 1868 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Christie. The church seats about 175 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Washington Island Stavkirke</span> Stave church in Wisconsin

Washington Island Stavkirke is a stave church located in Washington Island, Wisconsin. It is owned and operated by Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church and is positioned a few hundred yards away from it.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vang Church (Vang)</span> Church in Innlandet, Norway

Vang Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vang Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vang i Valdres, on the shore of the lake Vangsmjøse. It is the church for the Vang parish which is part of the Valdres prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1839 using plans drawn up by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 250 people.

References

  1. This stave church has been disassembled and is being reconstructed near its original home in Norway: Project Heimatt Archived 25 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  2. jimblauvelt. "Borgund Stave Church replica Lyme Connecticut". This blog is a picture and journal blog of the construction of a full scale replica of Borgund Stave Church in Lyme Connecticut I have been responsible for the layout, joinery and assembly phases of... Retrieved 8 November 2021.