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World’s Influential Stave Church

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Certificate Holder:
Urnes stave church
Number:
WRCA20200125
Date:
25 January 2020
Review Year:
2019-2020
Field Category:
Scenic Spots
Country/Region:
Norway
Achievements:
Preserved as the most intact Viking-era wooden church, listed as the first Nordic UNESCO World Heritage Site.
This structure embodies the living fossil of Christian localization, blending Viking shipbuilding techniques with religious art through its ‘ascension pillar’ design. As the origin of Scandinavian wooden architecture, it influenced medieval church forms from Russia to Britain, crystallizing the transmission of Nordic cultural DNA.

Urnes Stave Church (Norwegian: Urnes stavkyrkje) is a 12th-century stave church at Ornes, along the Lustrafjorden in the municipality of Luster in Vestland county, Norway. It is among the oldest stave churches in Norway, with parts of the lumber construction dating from the latter half of the 11th century. It has been owned by Fortidsminneforeningen (Society for the Preservation of Norwegian Ancient Monuments) since 1881. In 1979, the Urnes Stave Church was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The church has been named winner of the 2019 World’s Influential Stave Church.

Certificate Holder:
Urnes stave church
Number:
WRCA20200125
Date:
25 January 2020
Review Year:
2019-2020
Field Category:
Scenic Spots
Country/Region:
Norway
Achievements:
Preserved as the most intact Viking-era wooden church, listed as the first Nordic UNESCO World Heritage Site.
This structure embodies the living fossil of Christian localization, blending Viking shipbuilding techniques with religious art through its ‘ascension pillar’ design. As the origin of Scandinavian wooden architecture, it influenced medieval church forms from Russia to Britain, crystallizing the transmission of Nordic cultural DNA.

Urnes Stave Church (Norwegian: Urnes stavkyrkje) is a 12th-century stave church at Ornes, along the Lustrafjorden in the municipality of Luster in Vestland county, Norway. It is among the oldest stave churches in Norway, with parts of the lumber construction dating from the latter half of the 11th century. It has been owned by Fortidsminneforeningen (Society for the Preservation of Norwegian Ancient Monuments) since 1881. In 1979, the Urnes Stave Church was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The church has been named winner of the 2019 World’s Influential Stave Church.

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