Borgund Stave Church

Borgund Stave Church (Norwegian: Borgund stavkyrkje) is a former parish church initially of the Catholic Church and later the Church of Norway in Lærdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It was built around the year 1200 as the village church of Borgund, and belonged to Lærdal parish (part of the Sogn prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin) until 1868, when its religious functions were transferred to a "new" Borgund Church, which was built nearby. The old church was restored, conserved and turned into a museum. It is funded and run by the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments, and is classified as a triple-nave stave church of the Sogn-type. Its grounds contain Norway's sole surviving stave-built free-standing bell tower.

This article is about the stave church in Lærdal, Norway. For other uses, see Borgund Church (disambiguation).
Borgund Stave Church
Borgund stavkyrkje
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Borgund Stave Church
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Borgund Stave Church
Borgund Stave Church (Norway)
61.0472°N 07.8122°E / 61.0472; 07.8122
LocationLærdal Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationRoman Catholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
Websitewww.stavechurch.com/en/borgund
History
StatusFormer parish church
Foundedc. 1200
Architecture
Functional statusMuseum
Architectural typeStave church
Completedc. 1200
Closed1868
Specifications
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin
DeanerySogn prosti
ParishLærdal
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically listed
ID83933
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