Hedalen Stave Church

Hedalen Stave Church
Hedalen stavkyrkje
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60°37′21″N 9°41′27″E / 60.62246319287°N 9.69073534011°E / 60.62246319287; 9.69073534011
LocationSør-Aurdal, Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1160
Consecratedc. 1160
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeCruciform
StyleStave church
Completedc. 1160
(864 years ago)
 (1160)
Specifications
Capacity210
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeaneryValdres prosti
ParishHedalen
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84512

Hedalen Stave Church (Norwegian: Hedalen stavkyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sør-Aurdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The stave church is located in the Hedalen valley. It is the church for the Hedalen parish which is part of the Valdres prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown, wooden stave church was built in a cruciform design around the year 1160 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 210 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Hedalen stavkirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 16 January 2022.