Vang Stave Church
| Vang Stave Church | |
|---|---|
| Mountain Church of Our Savior | |
Kościół Górski Naszego Zbawiciela | |
| 50°46′49″N 15°43′26″E / 50.78028°N 15.72389°E | |
| Location | Karpacz |
| Country | Poland |
| Denomination | Lutheran |
| Website | wang |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Events | re-erected in 1842 in present location |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Stave church |
| Completed | c. 1200 in Vang in the Valdres region of Norway |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Wrocław |
| Parish | Wang Parish in Karpacz |
Vang Stave Church (Polish: Świątynia Wang; Norwegian: Vang stavkyrkje; German: Stabkirche Wang) or Mountain Church of Our Savior (Polish: Kościół Górski Naszego Zbawiciela) is a stave church located in Karpacz in the Karkonosze mountains in Poland. It was transferred to its present location from Vang in the Valdres region of Norway and re-erected in 1842. A notable tourist attraction, it is Poland's only stave church. It serves as a parish church of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland.
The church is a four-post single-nave stave church originally built around 1200 in the parish of Vang in the Valdres region of Norway.