Hol Old Church, Hol, Norway

Hol Old Church (Hol gamle kirke) is presumed to date from the 13th century, but the exact dating is unknown. The church is the oldest parish in Hol and is first mentioned in a letter from 1328 as a small stave church with covered side porches. The church has been expanded several times, in the 16th century, in 1697 and in 1798-99. It was rebuilt in 1888 and 1938. It is believed that the floor of the church was made using columns from the old stave church. The pulpit and baptismal font are from the Renaissance period (1697) and the altarpiece from 1703. The pulpit is placed above the altar.

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Address

Ålmannvegen 2, Hol, Norway

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Details

Founded: 13th century
Category: Religious sites in Norway

More Information

www.visitnorway.com

Rating

4.7/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Mirko Müller (8 months ago)
Very beautiful old wooden church. Unfortunately we could only look at it from the outside; but even that is impressive. Recommended.

Jeanette Lykke Hvid (11 months ago)
We were given a guided tour of the church and at the exhibition in the information. The very story-telling and knowledgeable man who showed us around was himself from an old family from the area. We got historical facts about the church itself, about priests, about rituals and answers to everything else we asked about. We gave DKK. 80 per adult and it is definitely worth it.

Tommar'n (12 months ago)
Nice place Right outside the wall there is a grave for someone who was executed and beheaded from the 17th century

dirk-steffen (2 years ago)
No stave church but still worth seeing..

Gabriele Kolberg (2 years ago)
A very beautiful old stave church. Costs 100 crowns for 2 people if you want to see it from the inside. You pay across the street in the small information room. A very friendly man opened the church to us and showed us everything and answered all our questions.

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