Kvernes Stave Church
| Kvernes Stave Church | |
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| Kvernes stavkyrkje | |
View of the church
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 Kvernes Stave Church
Location in Møre og Romsdal
Kvernes Stave Church
Location in Møre og Romsdal
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| Coordinates: 63°00′19″N 7°43′19″E / 63.0053°N 7.72194°E | |
| Location |
Averøy Municipality, Møre og Romsdal |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Founded | First half of the 14th century |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Museum |
| Architectural type | Stave church |
| Closed | 1894 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Kvernes |
| Deanery | Ytre Nordmøre |
| Diocese | Diocese of Møre |
Kvernes Stave Church (Norwegian: Kvernes stavkyrkje) is a historic stave church located in Averøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The old church sits along the Kvernesfjorden in the village of Kvernes, just to the north of the Kvernes Church, the present church for the parish. The stave church was probably built during the first half of the 14th century. In 1894, it was put up for sale and was bought by a group of individuals who donated it as a gift to Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments.
The church is a single-nave church of the "Møre"-type, characterized by central posts in the external wall and crossbeams. The small nave measures only 16 by 7.5 metres (52 by 25 ft) and the choir is only 7 by 7.5 metres (23 by 25 ft), making it one of the smallest stave churches in existence. When the church was rebuilt in 1633, the front door was moved from the nave's west side to the south side. In 1776 it was rebuilt, and again in 1810 to add a tower.
Choir division and altarpiece
View of the church
East end of the church
West end of the church
Baptismal font
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