Urnes Stave Church

church building in Luster, Vestland, Norway
Intangible cultural_property Q210678
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Urnes Stave Church

Summary

Urnes Stave Church is a cultural property[1]. It ranks in the top 0.62% of cultural_property entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (317 views/month, #5 of 809).[2]

Key Facts

  • Urnes Stave Church's religion is recorded as Church of Norway[3].
  • Urnes Stave Church is located in Luster Municipality[4].
  • Urnes Stave Church is in the country of Norway[5].
  • Urnes Stave Church's instance of is recorded as cultural property[6].
  • Urnes Stave Church's instance of is recorded as stave church[7].
  • Urnes Stave Church's instance of is recorded as church building[8].
  • Urnes Stave Church is owned by Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments[9].
  • Urnes Stave Church's architectural style is recorded as Romanesque architecture[10].
  • Urnes Stave Church is made of wood[11].
  • Urnes Stave Church's Commons category is recorded as Urnes stavkirke[12].
  • January 17, 1101 marks the founding of Urnes Stave Church[13].
  • Urnes Stave Church's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 61.298055555556, 'lon': 7.3225}[14].
  • Urnes Stave Church's diocese is recorded as Diocese of Bjørgvin[15].
  • Urnes Stave Church's official website is recorded as http://www.fortidsminneforeningen.no/properties/56/98[16].
  • Urnes Stave Church's described at URL is recorded as https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/kostol-urnes-stave/[17].
  • Urnes Stave Church's maximum capacity is recorded as {'amount': '+100'}[18].
  • Urnes Stave Church's depicted by is recorded as Urnes Stave Church in Sogn[19].
  • Urnes Stave Church's depicted by is recorded as Urnes Church in Sogn[20].
  • Urnes Stave Church's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site[21].
  • Urnes Stave Church's heritage designation is recorded as cultural heritage preservation in Norway[22].
  • Urnes Stave Church's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'nn', 'text': 'Urnes stavkirke'}[23].
  • Urnes Stave Church covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+0.21'}[24].
  • Urnes Stave Church's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (i)[25].
  • Urnes Stave Church's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (ii)[26].
  • Urnes Stave Church's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iii)[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include cultural property[6], stave church[7], and church building[8].

Origins

January 17, 1101 marks the founding of Urnes Stave Church[13].

Why It Matters

Urnes Stave Church ranks in the top 0.62% of cultural_property entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (317 views/month, #5 of 809).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . fortidsminneforeningen.no. Retrieved . fortidsminneforeningen.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . riksantikvaren.no. Retrieved . riksantikvaren.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . whc.unesco.org. whc.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . whc.unesco.org. whc.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . whc.unesco.org. whc.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Luster Municipality
    Maximum capacity {'amount': '+100'}
    Instance of cultural property, stave church, church building
    Owned by
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/kostol-urnes-stave/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see User talk:"
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