Rødven Stave Church
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| Rødven stave church | |
| Rødven stavkyrkje | |
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 Rødven stave church, 22 July 2006
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| Coordinates: 62°37′26″N 07°29′38″E / 62.62389°N 7.49389°E | |
| Location | Rauma, Møre og Romsdal |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical |
| History | |
| Founded | 1100s |
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| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Museum |
| Architectural type | Møre |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Eid og Holm |
| Deanery | Indre Romsdal |
| Diocese | Møre |
Rødven Stave Church (Norwegian: Rødven stavkyrkje) is a stave church located in Rødven in the municipality of Rauma in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. According to a notice board outside the church, the nave and south porch date from the 14th century, the crucifix dates from the 13th century and the pulpit from 1712. During an archeological survey in 1962 - 1963 marks were found from posts for an older building on the same location.[1]
Inside are an ornately carved crucifix and pulpit. The church is of the type called Møre-type.
[edit] References
- ^ "Rødven stavkyrkje" (in Norwegian). Stavkirke.info. http://www.stavkirke.info/stavkirker/roedven. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
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