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which is located on a vacated island in the sea. A map of the 322 stave churches known in 1800 shows that there were the most stave churches in the least populated areas, while there are most stone churches in the cities, in the flat settlements
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Lenge har ein trudd at denne kyrkja vart bygd i mellomalderen, slik som mange av dei andre stavkyrkjene i Noreg, men nye undersøkingar viser at denne kyrkja vart bygd i 1633.
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is sometimes referred to as a stave church, but is the result of extensive reconstruction with reuse of materials from the demolished stave church.
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List of archaeological sites and dismantled stave churches
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1096:Stavkirkene: deres egenart og historie.
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1472:Medieval Scandinavian architecture
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36:UNESCO World Heritage List
1503:Scandinavian architecture
1386:Gustav Adolf Stave Church
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1498:Stave churches in Norway
1417:stave churches in Norway
172:Preserved stave churches
1256:Hopperstad Stave Church
1115:, lest 24. august 2014.
1493:Timber-framed churches
1443:Architecture of Norway
1359:Other notable churches
1271:Kaupanger Stave Church
1236:Haltdalen Stave Church
1199:Old Norwegian churches
1142:(in Norwegian Nynorsk)
1077:Mattes, Julia (2011),
839:Fortidsminneforeningen
741:Fortidsminneforeningen
705:Fortidsminneforeningen
540:Haltdalen Stave Church
418:in Poland in the 1800s
1508:Medieval architecture
1331:Undredal Stave Church
1216:Flesberg Stave Church
1211:Eidsborg Stave Church
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92:Flesberg Stave Church
1391:Fantoft Stave Church
1371:Hedared stave church
1306:Ringebu Stave Church
1276:Kvernes Stave Church
1266:Høyjord Stave Church
1241:Hedalen Stave Church
1206:Borgund Stave Church
856:Fantoft Stave Church
573:Vestfold og Telemark
47:Fantoft Stave Church
1401:Chapel in the Hills
1396:FĂĽvang Stave Church
1321:Røldal Stave Church
1316:Rødven Stave Church
1311:Rollag Stave Church
1301:Reinli Stave Church
1246:Heddal Stave Church
329:Woodwork from 1179
85:Lorentz Dietrichson
65:Lost stave churches
51:FĂĽvang Stave Church
1381:Skaga stave church
1341:Uvdal Stave Church
1336:Urnes Stave Church
1326:Torpo Stave Church
1281:Lomen Stave Church
1251:Hegge Stave Church
1221:Garmo Stave Church
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100:Rømskog Church
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981:Before 1482
930:(now at the
884:Municipality
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531:Municipality
463:Kristiansund
442:Municipality
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190:Municipality
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59:Uvdal church
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1146:11 December
1081:, Stuttgart
1053:Post church
1025:After 1168
1003:After 1192
937:After 1216
909:After 1111
351:After 1326
263:After 1216
108:VĂĽgĂĽ Church
81:Reformation
77:Black Death
55:VĂĽgĂĽ Church
1487:Categories
1448:Vernacular
1064:References
787:Ullensvang
723:Hopperstad
651:Sandefjord
467:1450-1500
347:Sør-Aurdal
307:1150-1200
241:1150-1200
237:Sør-Aurdal
154:Vestlandet
129:Hallingdal
769:ca. 1190
753:Kaupanger
747:ca. 1130
561:Trondheim
518:Trøndelag
511:ca. 1200
395:Ca. 1200
215:Maihaugen
213:, now at
177:Innlandet
150:Trøndelag
146:Ăstlandet
116:Ăstlandet
24:stavkirke
1032:See also
905:Flesberg
893:Flesberg
797:Undredal
665:Vestland
629:Notodden
595:Eidsborg
555:(now at
552:HoltĂĽlen
219:1157/58
162:Undredal
137:Telemark
79:and the
1436:Related
1410:List of
934:, Oslo)
860:Fantoft
809:Aurland
765:Sogndal
714:–
687:Borgund
639:Høyjord
473:Kvernes
369:Ringebu
357:Ringebu
225:Hedalen
133:Valdres
125:Numedal
34:on the
28:stavene
977:Rollag
965:Rollag
878:Church
864:Bergen
833:Luster
791:1200s
775:Røldal
699:LĂŚrdal
672:Church
655:maybe
633:1200s
617:Heddal
611:1200s
580:Church
525:Church
495:Rødven
485:Averøy
436:Church
406:FĂĽvang
335:Reinli
184:Church
1009:Uvdal
987:Torpo
887:Year
881:Photo
871:Viken
862:near
854:Also
821:Urnes
681:Year
675:Photo
607:Tokke
589:Year
583:Photo
566:1170
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