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Gol Stave Church

Gol Stave Church is a 12th century stave church originally from in the traditional region of in county, . The reconstructed church is now a museum and is now located in the at in , Norway.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: stave church in Oslo, Norway
  • Also known as: “Stave church from Gol”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Norwegian Museum of Cultural History and Viking Ship Museum.

Museum
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Norsk Folkemuseum, at , , , is a museum of cultural history with extensive collections of artifacts from all social groups and all regions of the country. is situated 130 metres south of Gol Stave Church.

Museum
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The is located on the peninsula in , . It is temporarily closed from September 2021 until 2027. It is part of the of the University of Oslo, and houses three Viking era burial ships that were found as part of archaeological finds from Tune, Gokstad, Oseberg and the . is situated 360 metres south of Gol Stave Church.

Museum
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is a maison de plaisance located in the small fjord on in , . is situated 560 metres northeast of Gol Stave Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trøndelag, Norsk Folkemuseum and West Oslo.

Locality
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is a locality.

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Western Oslo comprises west of Ring 1, southwest of Highway 168 and south of Ring 3. In addition the article contains the western suburbs of Oslo that are administratively part of Akershus county.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in borough in , . The area is located near . was a former ferry landing site with traffic to , and a storage yard for timber.

Gol Stave Church

Latitude
59.90801° or 59° 54′ 29″ north
Longitude
10.68335° or 10° 41′ 0″ east
Elevation
41 metres (135 feet)
Inception
1200
Operator
Norsk folkemuseum
Open location code
9FFGWM5M+68
Open­Street­Map ID
way 161661199
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
11810662
Wiki­data ID
Q1513478
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Gol Stave Church” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Գուլի ստավկիրկա”
  • Basque: “Goleko egurrezko eliza”
  • Catalan: “església de fusta de Gol”
  • Catalan: “Església de fusta de Gol”
  • Chinese: “古爾木板教堂”
  • Danish: “Gol stavkirke”
  • Dutch: “Staafkerk van Gol”
  • Finnish: “Golin sauvakirkko”
  • French: “stavkirke de Gol”
  • French: “Stavkirke de Gol”
  • German: “Stabkirche Gol”
  • Italian: “Stavkirke di Gol”
  • Japanese: “ゴル・スターヴ教会”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gol stavkirke, Norsk Folkemuseum”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gol stavkirke”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gol stavkyrkje”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gol stavkyrkje”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Stavkyrkja frå Gol”
  • Norwegian: “Gol stavkirke”
  • Polish: “Gol stavkirke”
  • Romanian: “Biserica de lemn din Gol”
  • Russian: “Ставкирка из Гола”
  • Russian: “Ставкирка из Гуля”
  • Slovenian: “Lesena cerkev iz Gola”
  • Slovenian: “lesena cerkev v Golu”
  • Slovenian: “stebričasta cerkev v Golu”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de madera de Gol”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de madera de Gol”
  • Swedish: “Gols stavkyrka”
  • Ukrainian: “Ставкірка з Гуля”

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