Wang Church
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Wang Church is a historic wooden stave church of Norwegian origin, now a major architectural and religious landmark in the mountain resort town of Karpacz in southwestern Poland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wang Church canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic monument
ⓘ
stave church ⓘ wooden church ⓘ |
| altitude | mountain resort setting ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Norwegian stave church ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Norwegian cultural heritage
ⓘ
Polish–Norwegian relations ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| currentUse |
place of worship
ⓘ
tourist site ⓘ |
| denomination | Lutheranism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraOfOrigin | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
carved wooden ornamentation
ⓘ
free‑standing bell tower ⓘ steep shingled roof ⓘ wooden stave construction ⓘ |
| function |
parish church
ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| hasCemetery | yes ⓘ |
| hasParsonage | yes ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic wooden church of Norwegian origin ⓘ |
| liturgicalTradition | Protestant ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Karkonosze Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karpacz NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Silesian Voivodeship NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudetes NERFINISHED ⓘ southwestern Poland ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Śnieżka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| nameInNorwegian | Vang stavkirke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInPolish | Świątynia Wang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a transplanted Norwegian stave church in Poland
ⓘ
panoramic mountain views from its site ⓘ |
| orientation | traditional east–west church orientation ⓘ |
| originallyLocatedIn |
Norway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valdres NERFINISHED ⓘ Vang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plan | rectangular nave with narrower chancel ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| roofType | multi‑tiered pitched roof ⓘ |
| significance |
major architectural landmark in Karpacz
ⓘ
major religious landmark in Karpacz ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist attraction ⓘ |
| transportedFrom | Norway to Prussia in the 19th century ⓘ |
| usedBy | Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitorAccess | open to visitors ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.