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Model of Wang Church
A Norwegian timber church transported to the Karkonosze Mountains.
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The Wang Church represented by this model was built around the turn of the 13th century in the Norwegian village of Vang. Its name preserves that origin. The original building was made from Norwegian pine and belongs to the Scandinavian tradition of timber construction. By the 19th century, the church was too small for its congregation. King Frederick William IV of Prussia bought it, and it was dismantled. In 1841, its parts travelled in crates by ship to Szczecin, then on to Berlin.
Through the efforts of Countess Friederike von Reden, a decision was made to move the church to the Karkonosze Mountains. It was consecrated in Karpacz on 28 July 1844, connecting a Norwegian congregation’s history with local Lutheran life. Carved portals in the original church feature intertwined snakes and plants, lions and winged dragons. The miniature represents a church whose surviving woodcarving originated far from Lower Silesia.
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This small model represents Wang, a church that made a remarkable journey. It was built from pine in Norway around the turn of the 13th century. When it became too small for the people of Vang, it was sold to the King of Prussia. The building was taken apart and packed into crates.
In 1841, the timber travelled by ship to Szczecin and then to Berlin. Countess Friederike von Reden helped find a new home for it in the Karkonosze Mountains. The church was consecrated in Karpacz in 1844. Its real wooden doorways are carved with animals and plants, including lions, snakes and dragons. Behind the model is the story of a building moved from one country to another.
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