Borgund Stave Church

Nestled in a lush green valley, and seemingly untouched for centuries, Borgund Stave Church allows visitors to experience wonderful countryside walks with unique Norwegian architecture and history.

About this building

At The King's Road across Filefjell, Norway, outdoor lovers can find the Borgund Stave church. The building was built around approximately 1180 and is exceptionally well preserved.  It is dedicated to the Apostle Andrew. The style of the church, which belongs to the typical Norwegian stavchurches, is probably unanimously considered Norway's most distinctive contribution to architecture. 

Other nearby buildings

Borgund Church

The new church of Borgund is situated south of the stave church it replaced in 1868. The architect, Christian Christie, was inspired by stave churches for the new wooden church. The new church in Borgund has a basic uniform with low side aisles in the nave and choir.

Tønjum Church

Tønjum church is a wooden church dating from 1832. It has an intermediate form between a cross church and a long church. The old church, which was a 13th-century stave church, was demolished in 1823. The reason why it took nine years between the loss of the old church and the construction of the new one is that the parish priest thought that a new church had to be built in the middle of the village. Although almost everyone disagreed with him, he stuck to his position until his death in 1831.

Hauge Church

The Hauge church is a long wooden church dating from 1869. It was built according to the plans of the architect Christian Christie, and its design is influenced by the stave churches. The church has two towers, one on each side at the western end of the nave. Before the construction of this church, the previous one was located in the parish, about one kilometre further south-east, on the Hauge farm.