UNESCO World Heritage Site

Urnes Stave Church

Urnes Stave Church is a cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site in Norway, inscribed in 1979.

The wooden church of Urnes (the stavkirke) stands in the natural setting of Sogn og Fjordane. It was built in the 12th and 13th centuries and is an outstanding example of traditional Scandinavian wooden architecture. It brings together traces of Celtic art, Viking traditions and

The wooden church of Urnes (the stavkirke) stands in the natural setting of Sogn og Fjordane. It was built in the 12th and 13th centuries and is an outstanding example of traditional Scandinavian wooden architecture. It brings together traces of Celtic art, Viking traditions and Romanesque spatial structures.

Country
Norway
Region
Europe
Category
Cultural
Inscribed
1979
UNESCO reference
58
Area
0.21 ha

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