Gustav Adolf Stave Church

The Lutheran Gustav Adolf Stave Church (German: Gustav-Adolf-Stabkirche) is a stave church situated in Hahnenklee, a borough of Goslar in the Harz mountains, Germany. Construction of the church began in 1907, and consecration was held on June 28, 1908.

Interior

Gustavus Adolphus Stave Church
Gustaf-Adolf-Stabkirche
View from North
Gustavus Adolphus Stave Church Location within Lower Saxony
51°51′25″N 10°20′24″E
Location	Hahnenklee, Goslar
Country	Germany
Denomination	Lutheran
Website	website of the congregation (in German)
History
Status	parish church
Dedicated	28 June 1908
Architecture
Functional status	active
Architect(s)	Karl Mohrmann
Architectural type	stave church
Style	Historicism
Groundbreaking	1907
Completed	1908
Specifications
Materials	spruce wood
Administration
Parish	Hahnenklee-Bockwiese Congregation
Deanery	Hildesheim Deanery
Synod	Church of Hanover

The church is a copy of the medieval Borgund Stave Church in Norway. It was erected during the sudden rise in Hahnenklee's popularity as a spa town and major tourist destination, with adaptions to fulfil its role as a parish church. The plans were designed by Karl Mohrmann (1857–1927), architect of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Hanover, a representative of the historicist Hanover school of architecture. He had visited Borgund and held the view that stave churches once were common in the medieval Saxon areas too.

The church was built from spruce trunks harvested at the nearby Bocksberg mountain. The interior comprises numerous carvings of archaic symbols as well as Viking ship design features. The building soon became a frequently visited landmark and a popular wedding church.