- Hegge stave church
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location =Hegge,Oppland , Norway
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functional_status =Regularly used by the congregation.
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architecture_type =Stave church
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groundbreaking =1216
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designated =Hegge stave church (Hegge stavkyrkje) is an early
13th century stave church inHegge , a village inØystre Slidre municipality inValdres ,Norway .The first recorded reference to the church is from
1327 . Dendrochronological dating of some of the logs in the church, however, indicates that the church was built around1216 .It is a
basilica type church with 8 free-standing interior columns forming an arcade, surrounding a central area with a raised roof.The altar-piece was carved by a local artist in 1780. Arunic inscription on the church reads: "Erling Arnson wrote these runes".External links
* [http://www.riksantikvaren.no/Norsk/Fagemner/Bygninger/Kirker/Stavkirker/?module=Files;action=File.getFile;ID=5180 Hegge stave church, Directorate for Cultural Heritage] — in Norwegian
* [http://www.stavkirke.org/stavkirker/hegge.html Hegge stave church in Stavkirke.org] — in Norwegian
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQQ4enCd338 Video from Hegge stave church on Youtube]
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