Kaupanger Stavkirke - Norway
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laranja
N 61° 11.051 E 007° 13.999
32V E 405009 N 6784585
Beautiful Stave church from the 12th century, located at Kaupanger - Norway.
Waymark Code: WMDABE
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Date Posted: 12/13/2011
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Kaupanger Stave Church is the largest stave church in the Sogn region.
The medieval construction of the church is still intact, apart from the roof truss above the nave, and it is considered to be one of the best preserved of our stave churches.
The church has been restored several times, most recently in the 1960s, when the exterior was restored to its 17th century appearance. Excavations beneath the floor of the church have revealed signs of two previous post churches. These have been dated to the latter half of the 11th century and the early 12th century. The second post church was found as an ash layer. Under this layer from the fire of the second church, a coin minted in 1130 was found. This date gives us a limit for the earliest possible building date of the present church.
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