Kaupanger Stave Church

Kaupanger Stave Church is the largest stave church in Vestland county, . It is a parish church of the Church of Norway in and it is located in the village of , on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden.
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  • Lutheran church
  • …is operated by Sogndal og Leikanger kyrkjelege fellesråd
  • …dates from 1140
  • Description: stave church in Sogndal, Norway

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Heiberg Collection, Sogn Folk Museum and Kaupanger 3 power station.

Museum
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is situated 3½ km northwest of Kaupanger Stave Church.

Industrial building
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is an industrial building, which is situated 1½ km north of Kaupanger Stave Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sogndalsfjøra.

Town
Photo: Tim Bunce, CC BY 2.0.
or Sogndal is a large village in in Vestland county, . is situated 9 km northwest of Kaupanger Stave Church.

Kaupanger Stave Church

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Latitude
61.1842° or 61° 11′ 3″ north
Longitude
7.23344° or 7° 14′ 0″ east
Open location code
9FH956MM+M9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 557505494
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Wiki­data ID
Q1377483

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Kaupanger Stave Church” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Kaupangerko egurrezko eliza”
  • Catalan: “església de fusta de Kaupanger”
  • Catalan: “Església de fusta de Kaupanger”
  • Chinese: “考潘格爾木板教堂”
  • Danish: “Kaupanger stavkirke”
  • Finnish: “Kaupangerin sauvakirkko”
  • French: “Stavkirke de Kaupanger”
  • German: “Stabkirche Kaupanger”
  • Italian: “stavkirke di Kaupanger”
  • Italian: “Stavkirke di Kaupanger”
  • Japanese: “カウパンゲル・スターヴ教会”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kaupanger kirke”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kaupanger stavkirke”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kaupanger kyrkje”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kaupanger stavkyrkje”
  • Norwegian: “Kaupanger stavkirke”
  • Polish: “Kaupanger stavkirke”
  • Slovenian: “kaupangerska lesena cerkev”
  • Slovenian: “Kaupangerska lesena cerkev”
  • Slovenian: “kaupangerska stebričasta cerkev”
  • Slovenian: “stebričasta cerkev v Kaupangerju”
  • Spanish: “iglesia de madera de Kaupanger”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de madera de Kaupanger”
  • Swedish: “Kaupangers stavkyrka”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kaupanger bedehus and Sogn Fjordmuseum.

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