on Bagnsmoen for Reinli and Bagn (where the local stave church disappeared a few decades earlier). After protests from Reinli, however, the Reinli stave church remained standing, and a new Bagn Church was built at Bagn, and that church became the main church for the parish. The church underwent interior changes in 1884–1885. By the mid-20th century, discussions again took place about the future of the old stave church. It did not have electricity for heating or lighting, and it was quite old and small. It was decided to built a new church and maintain the old church as a museum. In 1965, a new Reinli Chapel was built across the road from the ancient stave church. The new chapel replaced the stave church as the parish church for Reinli. Since then, the stave church is only used for special occasions in the summers. Restoration work was done on the exterior in 1976–1977. Of medieval fixtures, only the altarpiece and the baptismal font are left in the church. An old pillory stands outside the church, but is no longer in use. On 17 May 1845 its use was formally abandoned when the old medieval law was changed. Media gallery See also List of churches in Hamar References Further reading Reinli Stavkyrkje (information leaflet) External links Reinli stave church in Stavkirke.org (in Norwegian) Local page (in Norwegian) Sør-Aurdal Churches in Innlandet Stave churches in Norway Long churches in Norway Wooden churches in Norway 13th-century churches in Norway 11th-century establishments in Norway