Kvernes Stave Church, Averøy

Name: Kvernes Stave Church
Address: Averøy, Norway
Telephone: +47 71 51 44 77

#1 among attractions in Averøy

Top attraction, Church

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Kvernes Stave Church is a former parish church of the Church of Norway 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 white, wooden church was built in a rectangular stave church style sometime during the first half of the 14th century. The church seats about 200 people. ()

Local name: Kvernes stavkirke Coordinates: 63°0'19"N, 7°43'19"E

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Averøy Norway

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+47 71 51 44 77

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Day trips

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

Nearby attractions include: Gjemnes Church, Kvernes Church, Frei kirke, Gjemnessund Bridge.

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Church
Gjemnes Church
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Church
Kvernes Church, Averøya
1 min walk • Kvernes Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Averøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kvernes on the southeastern coast of the island of Averøya. It is the church for the Kvernes parish which is part of the Ytre Nordmøre prosti in the Diocese of Møre.
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Church
Frei kirke, Frei Island
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Bridge
Gjemnessund Bridge
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Bridge
Bergsøysund Bridge
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Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
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Tunnel
Freifjord Tunnel, Kristiansund
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Island
Bergsøya
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