Høyjord

Høyjord is a minor village in the municipality of Sandefjord, Norway, with a population of 379 as of 2005. It is famous for the Høyjord Stave Church. Høyjord, which was part of the former municipality of Andebu, was transferred along with Andebu into Sandefjord on 1 January 2017. Some Høyjord residents wanted the village transferred to neighbouring Re, but the village was ultimately merged into Sandefjord.[1] The village is home to an elementary school, kindergarten, and various sports and youth organizations. Illestadvannet Lake is used for recreation and swimming.[2] It is also home to the only stave church still found in Vestfold County.[3][4][5]

Church in Høyjord

Høyjord's population was 385 as of 2020 and the village had a total area of 0.4 km2 according to Statistics Norway. Its name derives from the Old Norse “Haugagerði.” The Medieval stave church in Høyjord is the only stave church in Vestfold and one of three remaining center post churches (midtmastkirke) in Norway. The stave church is commonly dated to around the year 1300, however, parts of the church were constructed in the 1100s and in 1275.[6]

Høyjord, pronounced "Høyjol", derives from the farm name Haugagerði, which means "fenced-in land of several mounds." The village name was previously written Haughagiaurdi (in 1374), Haughagiorde (1400), Haagiord and Haajord (1593), and later Høijord and Høyjord.[7][8]

References
  1. Larsen, Erlend (2016). Tre kommuner blir til én: Suksesskriteriene bak nye Sandefjord. E-forl. Page 106. ISBN 9788293057277.
  2. Gjerseth, Simen (2016). Nye Sandefjord. Liv forlag. Pages 158-159. ISBN 9788283301137.
  3. Gjerseth, Simen (2016). Nye Sandefjord. Liv forlag. Page 159. ISBN 9788283301137.
  4. Bertelsen, Hans Kristian (1998). Bli kjent med Vestfold / Become acquainted with Vestfold. Stavanger Offset AS. Page 113. ISBN 9788290636017.
  5. Børresen, Svein E. (2004). Vestfoldboka: en reise i kultur og natur. Skagerrak forl. Page 67. ISBN 9788292284070.
  6. Lundbo, Sten (22 July, 2021). “Høyjord”. Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved on August 24, 2021, from https://snl.no/H%C3%B8yjord
  7. "Historisk Innledning". Archived from the original on 17 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  8. Gallis, Arne (1975). Andebu bygdebok: Kulturbind. Andebu kommune. Page 5.

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