Hegge Stave Church

Hegge Stave Church
Hegge stavkyrkje
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61°09′28″N 9°01′25″E / 61.1577176826°N 9.023691684024°E / 61.1577176826; 9.023691684024
LocationØystre Slidre, Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1216
Consecratedc. 1216
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
StyleStave church
Completedc. 1216
(808 years ago)
 (1216)
Specifications
Capacity150
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeaneryValdres prosti
ParishHegge
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84516

Hegge Stave Church (Norwegian: Hegge stavkyrkje) is a 13th-century stave church in Norway. It is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Øystre Slidre Municipality in Innlandet county. It is located in the village of Hegge. It is the church for the Hegge parish which is part of the Valdres prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church design around the year 1216 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 150 people.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Hegge stavkyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  3. ^ Anker, Leif, ed. (3 May 2021). "Hegge stavkirke". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 January 2022.