The Stave Church

Heimaey Stave Church is a close replica of Haltdalen stave church situated in the Skansinn area of the harbour of Vestmannaeyjabær on , , .
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: architectural structure
  • Also known as: “Heimaey stave church” and “Stafkirkjan í Vestmannaeyjum”
  • Address: Skansvegur 4, 900

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Eldfell and Home Rock.

Volcano
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is a volcanic cone just over 200 metres high on the island of in the Westman Islands. It formed in a volcanic eruption that began without warning on the eastern side of Heimaey on 23 January 1973.

Peak
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is a peak.

Volcano
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is an inactive 227 m volcanic cone located on the island of in the archipelago in . The peninsula immediately to the south of in what is now southern Heimaey formed about 6000 years ago.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vestmannaeyjar.

Photo: Thomas Quine, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town on the island of Heimaey. Heimaey is the largest of 15–18 islands in the Westman Islands archipelago, just off the south-west coast of 's mainland.

The Stave Church

Latitude
63.44429° or 63° 26′ 39″ north
Longitude
-20.2613° or 20° 15′ 41″ west
Open location code
99MXCPVQ+PF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 366663840
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Wiki­data ID
Q1545375
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“The Stave Church” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Heimaeyko egurrezko eliza”
  • Danish: “Heimaey stavkirke”
  • Finnish: “Heimaeyn sauvakirkko”
  • German: “Stabkirche Heimaey”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Heimaey stavkirke”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Heimaey stavkyrkje”
  • Norwegian: “Heimaey stavkirke”
  • Swedish: “Heimaeys stavkyrka”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Skansinn and Medical Museum.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Aðveitustöð Vestmannaeyjum and Fab Lab Vestmannaeyjar.

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