This nave is supported by 22 staves and the church dates back to the middle of the 12th century. Apparently most of the medieval parts are still intact apart from the roof truss above the nave. Signs of two earlier churches have been found, one of them destroyed by fire.
The name Kaupanger comes from kaupang which means trading place and the mean King Sverre has ordered to burn the place down because of a farmer's revolt. According to dendrochronology, the church is older than this documented fire.
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