• Kaupanger Stave Church (Norwegian: Kaupanger stavkyrkje) is the largest stave church in Vestland county, Norway.
  • Its size and number of posts is what makes Kaupanger Stave Church stand out from other stave churches, as well as its interior.
  • Kaupanger stave church (stavkyrkje) is one of few original medieval wooden churches still remaining in Norway.
  • The stave church and Kaupanger Manor is closely related. Archeological excavations revealed that the farm can be traced back to at least 1800 BC.
  • Apart from Kaupanger, Sogndal is the closest town to the church, it is about 12 kilometers to drive from Sogndal to Kaupanger Stave Church.
  • One of many beautiful and historic stave churches in Norway, Kaupanger Stave Church is the largest stave church in Vestland county in South Norway.
  • In 1862, Kaupanger Stave Church underwent a huge renovation. Today, historians refer to it as a ‘brutal modernisation’ – my new favourite term.
  • The stave church and Kaupanger Manor is closely related. Archeological excavations revealed that the farm can be traced back to at least 1800 BC.
  • Norway - Kaupanger stavkirke (stave church). Kaupanger in Sogn og Fjordane was built in 1137 and is one of the oldest stave churches.
  • Kaupanger stave church is the largest in Sogn, and thus reflects the central place "Kaupang" had in the High Middle Ages.