| Eidsborg Stave Church | |
|---|---|
| Eidsborg stavkyrkje | |
 View of the church | |
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| 59°27′52″N 8°01′19″E / 59.464564°N 8.0219898°E | |
| Location | Tokke Municipality, Telemark |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | c. 1250 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | c. 1250 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 70 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
| Deanery | Øvre Telemark prosti |
| Parish | Eidsborg, Mo, og Skafså |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Automatically protected |
| ID | 84071 |
Eidsborg Stave Church (Norwegian: Eidsborg stavkyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tokke Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Eidsborg. It is one of the churches for the Eidsborg, Mo, og Skafså parish which is part of the Øvre Telemark prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The brown, wooden stave church was built in a long church design around the year 1250 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 70 people.[1][2][3]
Eidsborg Stave Church is one of the best preserved Norwegian stave churches. The church is located next to the Vest-Telemark Museum in Eidsborg. The church is still in use as a parish church, but it is a popular tourist site as well.[4][5]
- ^ "Eidsborg stavkyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "Eidsborg stavkirker". Stavkirke.org.
- ^ "West Telemark Museum Eidsborg (Vest-Telemark Museum)". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ "Eidsborg Stave Church". VisitNorway.com.