Bergsdalen Church

Bergsdalen Church (Norwegian: Bergsdalen kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vaksdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Bergsdalen valley, east of the village of Dale. It is the church for the Bergsdalen parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The gray, stone church was built in a long church design in 1955 using plans drawn up by the architect Leiv Tvilde. The church seats about 140 people.[1][2]

Bergsdalen Church
Bergsdalen kyrkje
View of the church
60°34′18″N 5°57′02″E
LocationVaksdal, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1943
Consecrated3 July 1955
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Leiv Tvilde
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1955 (1955)
Specifications
Capacity140
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryHardanger og Voss prosti
ParishBergsdalen
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID83878

History

In 1902, a cemetery was built to serve the mountain valley of Bergsdalen. Nearly 50 years later, a church was built beside the cemetery so that the people of the valley did not have to travel so far to get to a church. The church was designed by Leiv Tvilde and Johannes Øvsthus was the lead builder. The stone church has a nave with a choir on the east end. There's a small sacristy extension off of the choir. The church porch is located on the west end of the nave. There is a basement under the church which houses a church hall. The new church was consecrated on 3 July 1955 by the Bishop Ragnvald Indrebø.[3][4][5]

See also

References
  1. "Bergsdalen kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  3. "Bergsdalen kyrkje". Vaksdal historielag. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  4. "Bergsdalen kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  5. Hoff, Anna Marte. "Bergsdalen kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

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