Hol Chruch is a small brown church that has been the heart of the Hol community since the early 1200s. It started life as a stave church, though you wouldn't know it from the outside today. Centuries of rebuilding have transformed it into something quite different, yet traces of the original remain hidden within.
The most remarkable survival is underfoot. When the church was restored in 1938, workers discovered that 29 planks from the medieval stave walls had been reused as floorboards. Parts of the original carved decorations are still visible on some of them. The curved apse at the eastern end, now used as a sacristy, is also believed to date from the earliest building.
Inside, the arrangement is unusual. The pulpit from 1696 is mounted directly above the altar, creating a combined preaching and communion focal point that feels surprisingly theatrical. The altarpiece below shows the Last Supper and was added in 1703.
On the grassy slope between the church and Holsfjorden lake stand two old timber buildings. Prestestugu was where the priest would stay before Hol got its own resident minister. Tingstugu served the congregation, somewhere to rest and warm up between services in the days when people travelled far to attend church.
The church is open for visits during summer.