Dale Church (Vaksdal)

Dale Church (Norwegian: Dale kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vaksdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Dale. It is the church for the Dale parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, concrete church was built in a long church design in 1956 using plans drawn up by the architect Arnstein Arneberg. The church seats about 600 people.[1][2]

Dale Church
Dale kyrkje
View of the church
60°35′25″N 5°49′26″E
LocationVaksdal, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1896
Consecrated16 December 1956
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Arnstein Arneberg
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1956 (1956)
Specifications
Capacity600
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryHardanger og Voss prosti
ParishDale
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84016

History

In 1895, plans were made to build a chapel in the village of Dale. Peter and Jens Jebsen wrote a letter to the municipal council that Dale Fabrikker, a local industrial business, would pay for the upkeep of the new chapel. Johannes Haldorsen was hired to build the chapel. On 16 July 1896, King Oscar II visited Dale and saw the chapel as it was being built. The new chapel was consecrated on 15 November 1896 by the Bishop Waldemar Hvoslef. The chapel was built in a neo-Gothic style and had 380 seats, including the second floor seating gallery. In 1916, electric lights were installed in the building.[3][4][5][6]

By the 1930s, it was noted that the chapel was too small for the village. Planning for a new, larger church began in the 1930s. Arnstein Arneberg won the architectural competition to design the new church. Work on this stopped for many years due to World War II, but in 1947, Arneberg delivered his drawings for the new church. It wasn't until September 1953, that a building permit was granted. The old chapel was torn down and its materials were sold. The groundbreaking ceremony for the new church was held in 1954 and it was completed in 1956. The new church was consecrated on 16 December 1956.[4][5][6][7]

See also

References
  1. "Dale kyrkje, Vaksdal". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  3. "Dale kyrkjestad / Dale kyrkje 1" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  4. "Dale kyrkje, 1896-1956". Vaksdal historielag. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  5. "Dale kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  6. Hoff, Anna Marte. "Dale kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  7. "Dale kyrkjestad / Dale kyrkje 2" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

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