Torpo Stave Church

[1] Built in 1192, the Torpo Stave Church is the oldest building within the valley and traditional district of Hallingdal.

It was initially planned to expand it with an annex to the east, but in 1879 it was decided instead to modernize the interior with new ceiling and gallery.

Following protest from the Ancient Monuments Society (Fortidsminneforeningen), the municipality decided to build a new church (Torpo Kyrkje) on the adjacent property.

[4] The full runic inscription in the Torpo Stave Church, which is listed as N 110 in the Rundata catalog, reads: This translates as "Þórolfr made this church.

Ásgrímr, Hákon, Erlingr, Páll, Eindriði, Sjaundi, Þórulfr.