Ringebu Stave Church
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Ringebu Stave Church (Norwegian: Ringebu stavkyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ringebu Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ringebu in the Gudbrandsdalen valley. It is the church for the Ringebu parish which is part of the Sør-Gudbrandsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown, wooden church was built in a stave church design around the year 1220 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2][3][4][5]
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Ringebu Stave Church | |
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Ringebu stavkyrkje | |
61°30′34″N 10°10′23″E | |
Location | Ringebu Municipality, Innlandet |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | c. 1220 |
Consecrated | c. 1220 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Stave church |
Style | Romanesque |
Completed | c. 1220 (804 years ago) (1220) |
Specifications | |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Hamar bispedømme |
Deanery | Sør-Gudbrandsdal prosti |
Parish | Ringebu |
Type | Church |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 85295 |
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