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stave-church — /stāvˈchûrch/ noun An ancient Norwegian wooden church supported on masts, with gabled roofs rising one above another ORIGIN: Norw stav kirke, from stav staff, stave, and kirke church … Useful english dictionary
Stave church — A stave church is a medieval wooden church with a post and beam construction related to timber framing. The wall frames are filled with vertical planks. The load bearing posts ( stafr in Old Norse) have lent their name to the building technique.… … Wikipedia
stave church — Type of medieval Norwegian wooden church. The stone foundation supports four horizontal wooden members, from which rise four corner posts, or staves, which are joined together by four upper crossbeams. From this boxlike frame, timbers extend… … Universalium
Vang stave church — (Świątynia Wang, also Vang stavkirke) is a stave church transferred from Vang in Norway and re erected in 1842 in the outskirts of Krummhübel in Germany, now Karpacz in the Karkonosze mountains of Poland.The church is a four post single nave… … Wikipedia
Skaga stave church — is a twice rebuilt medieval stave church in Tiveden, Karlsborg Municipality, Sweden. The original chapel was built in the 1130s during the Christianization of Scandinavia, but it was demolished in 1826 to combat persistent pagan practices in the… … Wikipedia
Urnes Stave Church — Basic information Location Ornes farm near Lustrafjorden, Luster municipality, Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway Geographic coordinates … Wikipedia
Borgund stave church — Infobox religious building building name = Borgund stave church Borgund stavkirke nb icon Borgund stavkyrkje nn icon image size = 200px caption = location = Borgund, Lærdal, Norway geo = coord|61.04724|N|7.81224|E|type:landmark|display=inline,titl… … Wikipedia
Urnes stave church — Infobox religious building building name = Urnes stave church infobox width = image size = caption = map type = map size = map caption = location = Ornes farm near Lustrafjorden, Luster municipality, Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway geo =… … Wikipedia
Hopperstad stave church — Infobox religious building building name = Hopperstad stave church infobox width = image size = caption = map type = map size = map caption = location = Vikøyri, Vik municipality, Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway geo = latitude = longitude =… … Wikipedia
Ringebu stave church — Infobox religious building building name =Ringebu stave church infobox width = image size =300px caption = map type = map size = map caption = location =Ringebu, Norway geo =coord|61|30|31.82|N|10|10|23.60|E|region:NO type:landmark|display=it… … Wikipedia
