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    • 4 Interior of the beautiful Borgund stave church
    • 7 The church is open to the public
  • No trip to Norway is complete without a visit to Borgund Stave Church. But why this church out of the 28 remaining stave churches in the country?
  • The most distinctive stave church in Norway, Borgund Stave Church is a medieval masterpiece with the only free-standing stave bell tower in Norway.
  • Norway - Borgund stavkirke (stave church).
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  • The Borgund Stave Church is the oldest and the most authentic stave church in Norway. Built like upside-down Viking ship.
  • Built sometime between 1180 and 1250, this medieval Borgund stavkyrkje (Norwegian) is one of the best preserved stave churches in Norway.
  • Borgund Stave Church. Before heading into the church, you must first go through the visitor’s center and museum. This is where you pay your entrance fee.
  • History: Borgund Stave Church dates back to 1180 when it was first mentioned in written sources from the Norwegian King Sverre Sigurdson.
  • Borgund Stave Church is said to have been built around 1180 and it’s one of the few dozen original stave churches that are still standing.