Borgund Stave Church, Lærdal

Name: Borgund Stave Church
Address: Highway E16, Lærdal, 6886, Norway
Telephone: +47 57 67 88 40

#1 among attractions in Lærdal

Top attraction, Sacred and religious sites, Church, Romanesque architecture

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Borgund Stave Church 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 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. ()

Local name: Borgund stavkirke Completed: 1200 (824 years ago)Coordinates: 61°2'50"N, 7°48'45"E

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Highway E16Lærdal 6886 Norway

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+47 57 67 88 40

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Borgund Stave Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Borgund Church.

~190 ftSW
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Borgund Church
1 min walk • Borgund Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lærdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Borgund. It is the church for the Borgund parish which is part of the Sogn prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.