Hegge stave church

Stave Church in Hegge

The Hegge stave church ( Norwegian Hegge stavkirke ) dates from the 13th century and is located in Hegge in Øystre Slidre in Innlandet .

history

The church was first mentioned in writing in 1327, but the building is older. Dendrochronological studies showed that the wood was felled in 1216.

architecture

Well-known Odin mask in the stave church

Only the central building of the church has been preserved. The roof structure cannot be seen inside as a ceiling was put in at a later time. The lower ends of the corner poles are designed as carved plant loops, at the upper ends there are carved masks - including one with only one eye, perhaps Odin is depicted here .

The west portal is flanked by two pillars that carry lions.

Other

There is a cemetery around the church. There is a small bell tower a few meters from the church.

See also

• List of stave churches

literature

• Roar Hauglid : Norwegian stave churches . Dreyer Verl., Oslo (Norway) 1977, ISBN 82-09-00938-9 . (German translation; Norwegian original title: Norske stavkirker )
• Erich Burger: Norwegian stave churches. History, construction, jewelry . First published, DuMont, Cologne 1978 (= DuMont-Kunst-Taschenbücher; 69), ISBN 3-7701-1080-3 .
• Yasuo Sakuma, Ola Storsletten: The stave churches of Norway. Masterpieces of Nordic architecture . Approved license edition, Bechtermünz-Verl., Augsburg 1997, ISBN 3-86047-239-9 . (German translation)

Web links

Commons : Hegge Stave Church  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Hegge stave church on norwegenportal.de
• Hegge stave church near Riksantikvaren
• Hegge stave church on stavkirke.info
• Hegge Stave Church at valdressamband.org
• Hegge stave church on im Valdres Samband (English)
• Hegge Stave Church on Kirkesøk.no
• Hegge stave church on snl.no in the store norske leksikon

Coordinates: 61 ° 8 ′ 47 "  N , 9 ° 3 ′ 27"  E