Gol Stave Church
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Gol Stave Church is a historic wooden medieval church from Norway, renowned as one of the best-preserved and most iconic examples of traditional stave church architecture.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gol Stave Church canonical | 4 |
| Gol New Stave Church in Gol, Norway | 1 |
| Gol Stave Church replica | 1 |
| Gol Stave Church, Norway | 1 |
| Gol stave church replica | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9485324 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gol Stave Church Context triple: [Norwegian stave church, notableExample, Gol Stave Church]
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A.
Flesberg Stave Church
Flesberg Stave Church is a medieval wooden stave church in Flesberg, Norway, known for its traditional architecture and historical significance as one of the oldest churches in the Numedal valley.
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B.
Kvernes Stave Church
Kvernes Stave Church is a well-preserved medieval wooden church in Norway, renowned for its traditional stave architecture and richly decorated interior.
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C.
Lom Stave Church
Lom Stave Church is a large, well-preserved medieval wooden stave church in Lom, Norway, renowned for its traditional architecture and historical significance.
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D.
Borgund Stave Church
Borgund Stave Church is a well-preserved 12th-century wooden stave church in Norway, renowned for its intricate medieval architecture and status as one of the best examples of its kind.
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E.
Rollag Stave Church
Rollag Stave Church is a medieval wooden stave church in Rollag, Norway, renowned for its traditional architecture and historical significance in the Numedal valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gol Stave Church Target entity description: Gol Stave Church is a historic wooden medieval church from Norway, renowned as one of the best-preserved and most iconic examples of traditional stave church architecture.
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A.
Flesberg Stave Church
Flesberg Stave Church is a medieval wooden stave church in Flesberg, Norway, known for its traditional architecture and historical significance as one of the oldest churches in the Numedal valley.
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B.
Kvernes Stave Church
Kvernes Stave Church is a well-preserved medieval wooden church in Norway, renowned for its traditional stave architecture and richly decorated interior.
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C.
Lom Stave Church
Lom Stave Church is a large, well-preserved medieval wooden stave church in Lom, Norway, renowned for its traditional architecture and historical significance.
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D.
Borgund Stave Church
Borgund Stave Church is a well-preserved 12th-century wooden stave church in Norway, renowned for its intricate medieval architecture and status as one of the best examples of its kind.
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E.
Rollag Stave Church
Rollag Stave Church is a medieval wooden stave church in Rollag, Norway, renowned for its traditional architecture and historical significance in the Numedal valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval church
ⓘ
stave church ⓘ wooden church building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | stave church architecture ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
Bygdøy
ⓘ
linked to:
Bygdøy peninsula
Norsk Folkemuseum ⓘ
linked to:
Norwegian Museum of Cultural History
Oslo ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
St. Mary
ⓘ
linked to:
Holy Mary
|
| denomination | Church of Norway ⓘ |
| earliestMention | 13th century ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
apse
ⓘ
carved portals ⓘ chancel ⓘ dragon-head roof carvings ⓘ nave ⓘ runic inscriptions (traces) ⓘ staves (load-bearing posts) ⓘ surrounding gallery ⓘ wooden shingles ⓘ |
| hasReplica |
Gol New Stave Church in Gol, Norway
ⓘ
linked to:
Gol Stave Church
|
| hasStructuralSystem | post and lintel ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | protected historic building ⓘ |
| inception | c. 1200 ⓘ |
| influenced | reconstructions and replicas of stave churches worldwide ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gol
ⓘ
Hallingdal ⓘ Viken county ⓘ |
| materialUsed | wood ⓘ |
| movedTo | Bygdøy, Oslo ⓘ |
| notableFor |
iconic example of Norwegian stave church architecture
ⓘ
richly carved portals and decorations ⓘ well-preserved medieval wooden structure ⓘ |
| originalDenomination |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Catholic Church worldwide
|
| originalLocation | Gol, Hallingdal, Norway ⓘ |
| partOf |
King Oscar II’s collection of historic buildings
ⓘ
open-air museum at Bygdøy ⓘ |
| reconstructedBy |
Norsk Folkemuseum
ⓘ
linked to:
Norwegian Museum of Cultural History
|
| reconstructedUnderDirectionOf |
King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway
ⓘ
linked to:
Oscar II of Sweden
|
| reconstructionEnd | 1885 ⓘ |
| reconstructionStart | 1880 ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| relocated | 1880s ⓘ |
| roofType | multi-tiered pitched roof ⓘ |
| usedFor |
church services
ⓘ
cultural events ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| visitorAttraction | major tourist attraction in Oslo ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gol Stave Church Description of subject: Gol Stave Church is a historic wooden medieval church from Norway, renowned as one of the best-preserved and most iconic examples of traditional stave church architecture.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Gol Stave Church
linked to: Gol Stave Church
linked to: Gol Stave Church