Urnes Stave Church
Also known as Urnes stavkirke
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iii).
Region
Europe and North America
Norway
Inscribed
1979
Area
0 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Urnes Stave Church is about 150 km north-east of Bergen. The nearest other World Heritage site is West Norwegian Fjords, about 40 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Ålesund · about 48,000 peopleabout 150 km north
- Bergen · about 214,000 peopleabout 150 km south-west
- Gjøvik · about 23,000 peopleabout 190 km east
- Hamar · about 29,000 peopleabout 210 km east
- Drammen · about 91,000 peopleabout 230 km south-east
- Haugesund · about 40,000 peopleabout 240 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
NorwayNatural41 km away
NorwayCultural147 km away
NorwayCultural172 km away
NorwayCultural255 km away
SwedenCultural365 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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