Vang Stave Church

Karpacz, Poland

Vang stave church was bought by King Frederick William IV of Prussia and transferred from Vang in the Valdres region of Norway and re-erected in 1842 in Brückenberg near Krummhübel in Silesia, now Karpacz in Poland. It was originally used by a congregation belonging to the Church of Norway, then the Evangelical Church of Prussia, and now serves the Evangelical-Augsburg Church in Poland.

The church is a four-post single-nave stave church originally built around 1200 in the parish of Vang in the Valdres region of Norway.

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Founded: c. 1200
Category: Religious sites in Poland

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Oliver Liebmann (5 months ago)
Well the outside is quite interesting for sure. But I can’t understand why they want so much money to get inside and according to the pictures I have seen it’s not even worth paying any price to get inside in my opinion. But you get wonderful views of the surrounding area and the mountains. Many people
Tammy George (6 months ago)
Bit of a climb from where we could find parking but it was worth it. We paid only the fee to get inside, there was no courtyard fee. We had to wait for a tour to finish. They let people in by groups, and play info while you sit in the pews. We got a paper with the same information in English. Then you can walk all around before exiting.
Robert Gunár (7 months ago)
Most beautiful viking church in central EU. Close to CZ borders. Very good restaurant nearby to church like 2 min.
Michal Kowalski (7 months ago)
very impressive from the outside but i wouldent recommend going inside as its definitely a dispointment compared to the outside.
Aamir Pervez (13 months ago)
Awesome Church ⛪️❤️? Beautiful Architecture and engineers have done great wooden work inside. It’s an oldest Church in Poland ?? since 12 Century. I wish , I would visit this beautiful Holy place once again.
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