Kvernes Stave Church

Kvernes Stave Church is a former parish church in Averøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The old church sits along the Kvernesfjorden in the village of Kvernes, just to the north of the Kvernes Church, the present church for the parish. The white, wooden church was built in a rectangular stave church style sometime during the first half of the 14th century. The church seats about 200 people. It is a single-nave church of the 'Møre'-type, characterized by central posts in the external wall and crossbeams. The small nave measures only 16 by 7.5 metres and the choir is only 7 by 7.5 metres, making it one of the smallest stave churches in existence. The church has undergone several renovations and repairs throughout its history, including a rebuild in 1633 and the addition of a church porch in 1661-1663. Today, the church is a museum and is automatically protected