Borgund Stavkyrkje - Borgund, Norway
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Becktracker
N 61° 02.834 E 007° 48.741
32V E 435862 N 6768630
The beautiful Borgund Stave church dates from the 12th century and is one of the best preserved medieval churches in Norway.
Waymark Code: WM14X48
Location: Vestland, Norway
Date Posted: 09/05/2021
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from wikipedia:
"Borgund Stave Church (Norwegian: Borgund stavkyrkje) is a former parish church of the Church of Norway in Lærdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The old stave church is located in the village of Borgund. It was the church for the Lærdal parish (which is part of the Sogn prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin) until 1868 when it was closed and turned into a museum. The brown, wooden church was built in a stave church style around the year 1200. It is classified as a triple-nave stave church of the Sogn-type. No longer regularly used for church functions, it is now a museum run by the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments. It was replaced by the "new" Borgund Church in 1868."
It is located near the small village of Borgund. On google earth I saw that the village has around 10 to 20 houses.
Church Name: Borgunds Stavkyrkje
Church In Use (even only just occassionally): no
Date Church Built: 1180
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