Austrheim Church

Austrheim Church (Norwegian: Austrheim kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Austrheim Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Austrheim on the island of Fosnøyna. It is the church for the Austrheim parish which is part of the Nordhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1865 using plans drawn up by the architect Askild Åse. The church seats about 355 people.[1][2]

Austrheim Church
Austrheim kyrkje
View of the church
60°45′50″N 4°54′57″E
LocationAustrheim Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated2 April 1865
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Askild Åse
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1865 (1865)
Specifications
Capacity355
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryNordhordland prosti
ParishAustrheim
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID83830

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1329, but it was not built that year. The first church was a wooden stave church that was likely built during the 13th century. That old church was replaced by a log church during the early 1600s. On 16 November 1710, the church tower was badly damaged by lightning and major repairs were carried out afterwards to repair the tower and its supporting structures. In 1865, a new church was built about 30 metres (98 ft) to the northeast of the old church site. It was consecrated on 2 April 1865 by the Bishop Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland. After the new church completed, the old church was demolished.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Austrheim kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  3. "Austrheim kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  4. Trædal, Vidar. "Austrheim kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 17 October 2021.

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