Stave Churches
Stave Churches
visiting some of the oldest and best preserved Stave Churches in Norway

Location:
Borgund, Norway
Duration:
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Personal highlights
- Stave Church: unique medieval wooden Christian churches in Europe
- History: built only in medieval northwestern Europe until the year 1500
- Remains: with nearly 2,000 Churches, Norway
had the most - only 28 survived
- Borgund Stave Church: the best preserved and restored Stave Church in Norway
- Gol Stave Church: beautiful replica of an old Stave Church in an open-air museum
Image sources
- Gol Stave Church
- Drawing of a Stave Church
- Original Wooden Decoration
- Jesus painting in a Stave Church
- Graveyard next to a Stave Church