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Kvernes Stave Church
Church in Møre og Romsdal, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kvernes Stave Church (Norwegian: Kvernes stavkyrkje) is a former parish church of the Church of Norway in Averøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The old church sits along the Kvernesfjorden in the village of Kvernes, just to the north of the Kvernes Church, the present church for the parish. The white, wooden church was built in a rectangular stave church style sometime during the first half of the 14th century. The church seats about 200 people.[1][2][3]
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63°00′20″N 7°43′19″E | |
Location | Averøy Municipality, Møre og Romsdal |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | c. 1300 |
Consecrated | c. 1300 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Museum |
Architectural type | Stave church |
Completed | c. 1300 (724 years ago) (1300) |
Closed | 1893 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 200 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Møre bispedømme |
Deanery | Ytre Nordmøre prosti |
Parish | Kvernes |
Type | Church |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 84862 |
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