Öye Stave Church
Stave churches are Norway's most significant contribution to architecture. They are the oldest surviving wooden buildings in Norway. At one time there were almost 1,000 stave churches in Norway. There are only 28 left! I feel very fortunate that I have seen a quarter of them.
The Öye Stave church was built about 1125 and was moved to its present site at Vang in Valdres. It is also called the "Ecclesia de Obdal" or Church in Oppdal.
Öye Stave Church
Stave churches are Norway's most significant contribution to architecture. They are the oldest surviving wooden buildings in Norway. At one time there were almost 1,000 stave churches in Norway. There are only 28 left! I feel very fortunate that I have seen a quarter of them.
The Öye Stave church was built about 1125 and was moved to its present site at Vang in Valdres. It is also called the "Ecclesia de Obdal" or Church in Oppdal.