Iglesias de madera medievales en Noruega

Durante la Edad Media se construyeron inmensas catedrales de piedra en muchas partes de Europa. En Noruega, se usó una técnica similar para construir en madera.

Artesanía vikinga

Gracias al interés de los vikingos por la construcción de barcos y viviendas, la técnica y la tradición de la talla de madera se desarrolló aún más. El trabajo culminó con las iglesias de madera.

Hay varios tipos de iglesias de madera, pero una cosa que tienen en común son los postes angulares (stave) y un marco de madera con tablones que se aguantan sobre soleras. Estas paredes se conocen como paredes stave, y de aquí el nombre de stavkirke.

Heddal, Notodden.
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Las puertas y remates de madera de estas iglesias fueron bellamente talladas. Las decoraciones en el interior incluyen una interesante combinación de motivos cristianos y lo que se presume son temas vikingos anteriores a la era cristiana, con animales y dragones.

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En la actualidad existen 28 de estas históricas iglesias hechas de madera. Como puedes observar en el mapa que acompaña a este artículo, la mayoría de estas iglesias se encuentran en las partes más interiores del Este de Noruega y de la Noruega de los fiordos.

Muchas pueden ser visitadas sólo durante el verano, mientras que otras están abiertas todo el año.

Tres datos sobre las iglesias de madera noruegas

1. Los expertos creen que debieron existir cerca de 2.000 iglesias medievales de madera en Noruega. Sólo 28 de ellas se conservan.

2. La de Urnes, en la Noruega de los fiordos, es la más antigua de estas iglesias de madera. Construida en torno al año 1130, la iglesia de madera de Urnes ha sido reconodica como Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la Unesco.

3. La iglesia de Heddal, en el Este de Noruega, es la más grande de las iglesias de este tipo que aún existen. El edificio tiene 26 metros de alto, 20 metros de largo y 16 metros de ancho.

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Iglesias de madera que se conservan en Noruega

Eidsborg stavkyrkje

Charming, small stave church. Located by West Telemark Museum in Eidsborg. Read more

Eidsborg stavkyrkje

Flesberg stave church

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Garmo Stave Church

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Gol Stave Church

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Grip Stave church

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Haltdalen new stave church (millennium site)

The church is built to the same dimensions and in the same architectural style as the original from ca. 1170 that is now housed in Trøndelag… Read more

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Hedalen Stave Church

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Heddal Stave Church

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Hegge Stave Church

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Hopperstad Stave Church

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Høre Stave Church

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Iglesia de Madera de Borgund

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Iglesia medieval de madera - Fantoft Stavkirke

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Kaupanger Stave Church, Sogndal

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Kvernes Stave Church

A beautiful and special stave church. New research in 2020 discovered the true age of Kvernes Stave Church, it was built in the period 1631 –… Read more

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Lom Stave Church

Lomskyrkja – the church in Lom - is one of the biggest and most beautiful stave churches in Norway. Read more

Lom Stave Church

Lomen Stave Church

Lomen Stave Church is believed to date back to around 1192. The oldest coin found is from King Sverre`s era 1177-1202. In 1750, the church was… Read more

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Nore Stavkirke

Nore Stave Church Nore Stave Church is located in Nore and Uvdal municipality in Buskerud. Nore Stave Church was built according to an architectural… Read more

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Reinli Stave Church

Reinli Stave Church dates back to around 1326. Prior to this, the site has been home to two other churches. The only remains left of the first… Read more

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Ringebu Stave Church

Ringebu Stave Church dates back to around 1220, and is one of the country's 28 remaining buildings of its kind. Read more

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Rollag Stave church

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Røldal Stave Church

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St. Olaf's Church - The English Church

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The old Ål Stave Church site

Ål Stave church was erected around 1170 and demolished in 1880. The stave churches are a wooden building with a carrying construction of poles.… Read more

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Torpo Stave Church Ål in Hallingdal

At the start, Hallingdal had seven stave churches. Today, Torpo Stave Church is the oldest and only original stave church left in Hallingdal. It is… Read more

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Undredal Stave church

Undredal Church is built as a stave church in 1147 and was called St. Nicholas Chapel. The church has white clapboard sidings and is the smallest in… Read more

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Urnes Stave Church

UNESCO Urnes Stave Church , the oldest of Norway's stave churches, is included on UNESCO's World Heritage List. It was built around 1130 AD, but the… Read more

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Uvdal Stave Church

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Ål Stave Church Museum

The Ål Stave Church dated from the latter part of the 12th century was richly decorated at the time of its demolition in 1880. The main doorway… Read more

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Øye Stave Church

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Røldal stave church

Røldal stave church is the most important tourist attraction in the rural parts of Røldal. The church has a lot of visitors because of its special… Read more

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