Western Norway
Møre og Romsdal
Kristiansund

Grip Stave Church

Grip Stave Church is a historic of the Church of Norway in in county, . It is located in the now-abandoned fishing village of on the small island of Grip about 14 kilometres northwest of the town of Kristiansund.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: stave church at the island of Grip, Møre og Romsdal District, Norway
  • Also known as: “Grip stavkyrkje”
  • Roof shape: gabled

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grip Lighthouse.

Lighthouse
Photo: Alfred Diem, CC BY 2.0.
The is located in the archipelago in in county, . The lighthouse was built between 1885 and 1888 on the 7-metre high islet of Bratthårskollen, north of Gripholmen. is situated 1½ km northeast of Grip Stave Church.

Grip Stave Church

Latitude
63.21972° or 63° 13′ 11″ north
Longitude
7.59392° or 7° 35′ 38″ east
Inception
1470
Levels
1
Operator
Kristiansund kirkelige fellesråd
Open location code
9FM96H9V+VH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 258896669
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­gabled
Wiki­data ID
Q1378654
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Swedish—“Grip Stave Church” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Գրիպի ստավկիրկա”
  • Catalan: “església de fusta de Grip”
  • Catalan: “Església de fusta de Grip”
  • Chinese: “格利普木板教堂”
  • Danish: “Grip stavkirke”
  • Danish: “Grip Stavkirke”
  • Dutch: “Grip Stave Church”
  • Dutch: “Staafkerk van Grip”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه جريب ستاف”
  • Finnish: “Gripin sauvakirkko”
  • German: “Stabkirche Grip”
  • Italian: “stavkirke di Grip”
  • Italian: “Stavkirke di Grip”
  • Japanese: “グリップ・スターヴ教会”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Grip stavkirke”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Grip stavkyrkje”
  • Norwegian: “Grip stavkirke”
  • Polish: “Grip stavkirke”
  • Polish: “Kościół w Grip”
  • Russian: “Ставкирка на Грипе”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de madera de Grip”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de madera de Grip”
  • Swedish: “Grips stavkyrka”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Grip branndepot and Heimnaustet.

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