Høre Stave Church

Høre Stave Church
Høre stavkyrkje
View of the church
61°09′11″N 8°48′17″E / 61.15317020844°N 8.80485936999°E / 61.15317020844; 8.80485936999
LocationVang Municipality,
Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded11th century
Consecrated1179
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1179 (1179)
Specifications
Capacity170
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeaneryValdres prosti
ParishHøre
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84696

Høre Stave Church (Norwegian: Høre stavkyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vang Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kvien. It is the church for the Høre parish which is part of the Valdres prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church design around the year 1179 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 170 people.