Røldal Stave Church
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Røldal Stave Church (Norwegian: Røldal stavkyrkje) 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.[1][2] 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.
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Røldal Stave Church | |
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Røldal stavkyrkje | |
59°49′51″N 6°49′21″E | |
Location | Ullensvang, Vestland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | c. 1250 |
Consecrated | c. 1250 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | c. 1250 (774 years ago) (1250) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 130 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
Deanery | Hardanger og Voss prosti |
Parish | Røldal |
Type | Church |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 85335 |
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