Ringebu Stavkyrkje - Ringebu, Norway - This Old Church on Waymarking.com

The stave church at Ringebu is one of 28 surviving stave churches in Norway, It is also one of the largest Stave Church.
Ringebu Stave Church is the main church in Ringebu Municipality.
The church was built around the year 1220. In 1630 it was renovated and at the same time the red bell tower was added. Previously, the bell tower stood in the cemetery. The church still stands in its original place with a preserved stave construction. The church has a carved entrance portal in dragon style.
Inside the church, two runic inscriptions have been found that are carved into the wall.

The church is surrounded by a cemetery, which was inaugurated in 2015. It is a typical Norwegian cemetery. Tombstone with name, date of birth and date of death and often a small flower is planted.
The whole cemetery is surrounded by a stone fence. The entrance is through a lych gate.


The church is open in the summer:
Saturday June 12 – Sunday 15 August
10 – 15 PM

Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1220 Age of Church building determined by?: Church website If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Protestant If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: 11:00 AM Street address of Church: Gråvåbakken 104 Ringebu, 2630 Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: [Web Link] If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   07/08/2004 Team McVisser visited it