Church
Heddal stave church
25 locals recommend
Tips from locals
Hilde
September 21, 2021
Experience Norway's largest stave church - a cathedral in wood from the 13th century that is still in use as a parish church. Exterior and interior take you back to the fascinating world of the Middle Ages. Heddal Stave Church is 25 m long, 17 m wide and 29 m high, with three projecting spiers. The building material is ore pine. A walkway surrounds the entire building, with four entrance portals. The carved ornaments around the doors are lush and mysterious. Inside the church there are traces of various phases of 800 years of church life. A group of medieval furniture has recently been made available. The motifs on these constitute a captivating testimony to Norse faith and myth.
Experience Norway's largest stave church - a cathedral in wood from the 13th century that is still in use as a parish church. Exterior and interior take you back to the fascinating world of the Middle Ages. Heddal Stave Church is 25 m long, 17 m wide and 29 m high, with three projecting spiers. The…
Maya
May 26, 2015
A must see this church
Rachel
November 25, 2014
Norway's largest Stave Church.
Jon Alexander
May 5, 2014
The church is a triple nave stave church and is Norway's largest stave church. It was constructed at the beginning of the 13th century.
Olaug
June 1, 2014
This is the biggest stavechurch of the still 28 remaining ones It's a medieval architectual masterpiece and the church is still in use. There are some beautiful wall paintings that dates back to 1668
Location
412 Heddalsvegen
Notodden, Telemark