A stave church (Norwegian: stavkirke) is a church built of timbers with a supporting structure of posts (pillars) standing on reclining sleepers or timbers and carrying poles. The structural joints in the wall form frames that are filled with standing planks or tiles. The poles (stavene) have given name to this church type. Stave churches are now considered to be among the most important representatives of European medieval architecture in wood and are represented by the Urnes Stave Church on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
This list contains 28 preserved stave churches. Reference is also made to the Fantoft Stave Church, which is a reconstruction of the church destroyed by arson; Vang Church, which is today in Poland; and two of the churches that were built in the 1600s with inspiration from the stave churches Fåvang Stave Church and Vågå Church. Uvdal church from 1893 is built with a dragon style and other style elements, but is not included in this list.
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today in Poland; and two of the churches that were built in the 1600s with inspiration from the stavechurches Fåvang StaveChurch and Vågå Church. Uvdal...
remaining medieval stavechurches outside Norway are those of circa 1500 Hedared stavechurchin Sweden and one Norwegianstavechurch relocated in 1842 to contemporary...
Fantoft StaveChurch (Norwegian: Fantoft stavkirke; Nynorsk: Fantoft stavkyrkje) is a reconstructed stavechurchin the Fana borough of the city of Bergen...
Heddal StaveChurch (Bokmål: Heddal stavkirke, Nynorsk: Heddal stavkyrkje) is a parish churchof the ChurchofNorwayin Notodden Municipality in Telemark...
StaveChurch (Norwegian: Hopperstad stavkyrkje) is a historic parish churchof the ChurchofNorwayin the village of Vikøyri in Vik Municipality in Vestland...
Borgund StaveChurch (Norwegian: Borgund stavkyrkje) is a former parish church initially of the Catholic Church and later the ChurchofNorwayin Lærdal...
Grip StaveChurch (Norwegian: Grip stavkyrkje) is a historic parish churchof the ChurchofNorwayin Kristiansund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county...
Maihaugen is one of the most visited stavechurchesinNorway. Garmo StaveChurch originally came from the village of Garmo in Lom in the former Oppland...
Ringebu StaveChurch (Norwegian: Ringebu stavkyrkje) is a parish churchof the ChurchofNorwayin Ringebu Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is...
Gol StaveChurch (Norwegian: Gol stavkyrkje) is a 12th century stavechurch originally from Gol in the traditional region of Hallingdal in Buskerud county...
Eidsborg StaveChurch (Norwegian: Eidsborg stavkyrkje) is a parish churchof the ChurchofNorwayin Tokke Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is...
churches. Post churches were later replaced by the more durable stavechurches. About 1,300 churches were built during the 12th and 13th centuries in...
Nore StaveChurch (Norwegian: Nore stavkyrkje) is a stavechurch located at Nore in Nore og Uvdal kommune in Buskerud county, Norway. Dendrochronological...
Haltdalen StaveChurch (Norwegian: Haltdalen stavkyrkje) is a stavechurch that was originally built in the 1170s in the village of Haltdalen in what is...
Listof archaeological sites and dismantled stavechurchesin northern Europe. The list is still not complete, and will be continually revised as traces...
Undredal StaveChurch (Norwegian: Undredal stavkyrkje) is a parish churchof the ChurchofNorwayin Aurland Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is...
Flesberg StaveChurch (Nynorsk: Flesberg stavkyrkje) is a stavechurch located at Flesberg in Buskerud county, Norway. Written sources mention the church the...
Uvdal StaveChurch (Uvdal stavkirke) is situated at Uvdal in the valley Numedal in Nore og Uvdal in Buskerud, Norway. The stavechurch was originally constructed...
Heimaey StaveChurch (Stafkirkjan) is a close replica of Haltdalen stavechurch situated in the Skansinn area of the harbour of Vestmannaeyjabær on Heimaey...
Hedalen StaveChurch (Norwegian: Hedalen stavkyrkje) is a parish churchof the ChurchofNorwayin Sør-Aurdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The...
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