Høvåg Church

Høvåg, Norway

Høvåg Church was originally a 10m long stone church built around 1150. In 1767 it was enlarged and in 1831 a wing was added on to the north facing wall. The restauration was completed in 1831. The altar is a triptych from c. 1620. The pulpit was carved around 1660.

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Founded: 1150
Category: Religious sites in Norway

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Inger Beate Synnes (3 years ago)
The place is nice, but I had a hard time finding the church. It was bad with signs until one was almost there ..
Mads (4 years ago)
Dag Theodor Husaas (5 years ago)
Nice church
Willy Schlichting (5 years ago)
cozy and historic
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