Uploaded August 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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The Urnes Stave Church is a fantastic UNESCO World Heritage Site. There were once nearly a thousand stave churches across Norway, though only a handful of them still remain. Urnes is considered the best example of this style, and it's still in fantastic condition. And it's an epic location too, perched on a hill overlooking the fjords - what a spot!

For more Norwegian World Heritage sites:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT9964WmoqNjJoj5ArpuO0QoaxzXuRC-Y

For more wooden church World Heritage sites:
Churches of Peace in Jawor and Swidnica: youtu.be/jZzcSAMHOhQ
Wooden Tserkvas of Poland and Ukraine: youtu.be/Kz2YqiIjEi8
Wooden Churches of Southern Malopolska:
youtu.be/KRRFaKlw78M

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