Ringebu Stave Church

Ringebu Stave Church
Ringebu stavkyrkje
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61°30′34″N 10°10′23″E / 61.50933902227°N 10.1729978621°E / 61.50933902227; 10.1729978621
LocationRingebu Municipality,
Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1220
Consecratedc. 1220
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeStave church
StyleRomanesque
Completedc. 1220
(804 years ago)
 (1220)
Specifications
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeanerySør-Gudbrandsdal prosti
ParishRingebu
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85295

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]

  1. ^ "Ringebu stavkyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Ringebu stavkirke". Riksantikvaren. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Ringebu stavkirke". stavkirke.no. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Ringebu stavkirke". Sons of Norway. Retrieved 1 October 2017.