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 Bygdøy in , Norway.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: stave church in Oslo, Norway
  • Also known as: “Gol stavkirke, Norsk Folkemuseum”, “lesena cerkev v Golu”, “Stave church from Gol”, “Stavkyrkja frå Gol”, and “Ставкирка из Гола”
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Places of Interest Nearby

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

Museum
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Norsk Folkemuseum, at , , … is situated 130 metres south of Gol Stave Church.

Museum
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The is located on the peninsula in , . is situated 360 metres south of Gol Stave Church.

Museum
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Oscarshall is a maison de plaisance located in the… 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.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood in borough in , Norway.

Gol Stave Church

Latitude
59.90801° or 59° 54′ 29″ north
Longitude
10.68335° or 10° 41′ 0″ east
Elevation
41 metres (135 feet)
Established
1200
Wheelchair access
no
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
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”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gol stavkyrkje”
  • Norwegian: “Gol stavkirke”
  • Polish: “Gol stavkirke”
  • Romanian: “Biserica de lemn din Gol”
  • Russian: “Ставкирка из Гуля”
  • Slovenian: “Lesena cerkev iz Gola”
  • Slovenian: “stebričasta cerkev v Golu”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de madera de Gol”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de madera de Gol”
  • Swedish: “Gols stavkyrka”
  • Ukrainian: “Ставкірка з Гуля”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Finnmark and Østerdal.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Folkemuseet and Kongsgården.

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Worth a closer look: Sentrum and North Oslo.

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