From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedal_stavkirke Hedalen Stave Church is a cross church , originally a single-shaped stave church ( long church ), in the village of Hedalen in themunicipality of Sør-Aurdal in Oppland . Style Historically stave church dating from around the year 1165 Later patterns of tree rings show that the timber was cut in winter 1161 - 1162 . The church originally consisted only of what is now the western part of the ship.