Andebu, NO

Høyjord Stave Church

The church is probably from the 13th century and is one of the largest stave churches. In 1948-53 major modifications were made and the church was then given the design it has today. The new exterior of the church is based on assumptions and interpretations of what the church might have looked like in the early post-Reformation period. The nave contains remnants of painted medieval decorations, while the choir decorations were mainly rebuilt by Finn Kraft in 1959-64.

About this building

For more information visit on this building visit https://kirkesok.no/kirke/071900301

Key Features

  • Architecture
  • Monuments
  • Links to national heritage

Visitors information

  • Car park at the building
  • Accessible toilets in the building

Other nearby buildings

Vivestad Church

The church in Vivestad is a long church dating from 1914, although there has been a church in Vivestad since the Middle Ages. The old church from 1628 burned down in 1911, but the furniture was saved and is used in the present church.

Fon Church

The church of Fon is a whitewashed stone church dating from the 12th century. The church has a rectangular nave with a lower and narrower choir whose end is straight to the east. In 1839, the church was given a wooden tower to the west. At the northern end of the choir is a sacristy built in 1916.

Andebu Church

Andebu church is a Romanesque stone church. The church has a rectangular nave and a lower and narrower choir, and a sacristy added later in the east and a wooden porch in the west. After the Reformation, the church building fell into ruin. In 1686 the church was restored and equipped with a gutter and the windows were enlarged.

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