Øye Stave Church
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Øye Stave Church (Norwegian: Øye stavkyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vang Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Øye. It is one of the churches for the Øye parish which is part of the Valdres prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown, wooden stave church was built in a long church design in 1965 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Øvergaard using pieces salvaged from the old 12th century church that had originally been torn down in 1747. The church seats about 30 people.[1][2]
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Øye Stave Church | |
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Øye stavkirke | |
61°10′05″N 8°24′00″E | |
Location | Vang Municipality, Innlandet |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | c. 1180 |
Consecrated | 1 August 1965 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Ole Øvergaard |
Architectural type | Long church |
Style | Stave church |
Completed | 1965 (59 years ago) (1965) |
Closed | 1747-1965 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 30 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Hamar bispedømme |
Deanery | Valdres prosti |
Parish | Øye |
Type | Church |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 85935 |
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