Kvernes Stave Church (Norwegian: Kvernes stavkyrkje) is a stave church located along the Kvernesfjord in the village of Kvernes in the municipality of Averøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It was probably built in the first half of the 14th century. In 1894, it was put up for sale and was bought by a group of individuals who donated it as a gift to Fortidsminneforeningen.
The church is a single-nave church of the "Møre"-type, characterized by central posts in the external wall and crossbeams. When the church was rebuilt in 1633, the front door was moved from the nave's west side to the south side. In 1776 it was rebuilt, and again in 1810 to add a tower.
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