Sweden
Västra Götaland County
Karlsborg Municipality

Skaga stave church

Skaga stave church is a twice rebuilt medieval stave church in Tiveden, , . The original chapel was built in the 1130s during the Christianization of Scandinavia, but it was demolished in 1826 to combat persistent pagan practices in the area.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church building in Karlsborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
  • Also known as: “Skaga kapell”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tivedstorp.

Hamlet
Photo: EAman, Public domain.
is a hamlet, which is situated 10 km east of Skaga stave church.

Skaga stave church

Latitude
58.74824° or 58° 44′ 54″ north
Longitude
14.42314° or 14° 25′ 23″ east
Operator
Svenska kyrkan
Open location code
9FCPPCXF+77
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1126593039
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Wiki­data ID
Q7533708
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In Other Languages

“Skaga stave church” goes by many names.
  • Swedish: “Skaga stavkyrka”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Skaga stave church”. Photo: Berig, CC BY-SA 3.0.