Kvikne Church

Kvikne Church (Norwegian: Kvikne kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Nord-Fron Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kvikne. It is the church for the Kvikne parish which is part of the Nord-Gudbrandsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1764 using plans drawn up by the architect Per Korpberget. The church seats about 160 people.[1][2]

This article is about the church in Nord-Fron, Norway. For the church in Tynset, Norway, see Kvikne Church (Tynset).
Kvikne Church
Kvikne kyrkje
View of the church
61°34′28″N 9°35′16″E
LocationNord-Fron,
Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded14th century
Consecrated1764
Events1789
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Per Korpberget
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1764 (1764)
Specifications
Capacity160
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeaneryNord-Gudbrandsdal prosti
ParishKvikne
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84865

The church cemetery has many old soapstone grave markers, several of which have been gathered under an awning. The church can be reached via Norwegian County Road 255.

History

The first church in Kvikne was a wooden stave church that was likely built during the 14th century. This church was located at Sylte, about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) to the southeast of the present church site. It was located on a steep hillside overlooking a river. The old stave church was torn down in the late 1580s. A new timber-framed church was built on the same site to replace it.[3][4]

In 1764, the old church was torn down and a new church was built on the site. The new timber-framed cruciform church was built under the leadership of Per Korpberget. It was consecrated in 1764. Eistein Kjørn created the altar and pulpit for the church. The pulpit was based on Jakob Klukstad's pulpit for Heidal Church (which burned in 1933).[5][6] The altar was also inspired by the altar at Heidal Church, but Kjørn exercised somewhat greater freedom in his creation. The baptismal font is carved from soapstone and was transferred from the older Kvikne Church.[7][8][4]

In 1789, the Storofsen flood affected the area and this triggered some landslides. The church was partially hit by a landslide that caused some damage to the choir. After the flood, the decision was made to disassemble the church and to move it about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) to the northwest to the Tune farm where the ground was less steep. The fairly new church was rebuilt using the same design as before. It has a tower over the central part of the nave, and there is a choir in the eastern cross arm and a sacristy in a small extension on the east end of the choir. The main entrance is on the west end, but there is also an entrance in the south end as well. The person responsible for the move was Jens Pedersen Korpberget (1753-1822), the son of Per Korpberget who built the church in 1764. The newly moved and rebuilt church was completed in 1790.[8][7][4]

See also

References
  1. "Kvikne kyrkje, Nord-Fron". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  3. "Kirkeåkeren - Sylte, Kvikne gamle kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  4. "Kvikne kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  5. Grieg, Sigurd. Gudbrandsdalen i mellomalderen: Kristningsverket. Hamar: Norsk Skoletidendes Boktrykkeri. p. 246.
  6. Den Norske turistforenings årbok. Oslo: Grøndahl & Søns Boktrykkeri. 1976. p. 89.
  7. "Kvikne kyrkje". Den norske kirke. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  8. "Kvikne kirkested / Kvikne kirke 3" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

Further reading
  • Sørmoen, Oddbjørn; Havran, Jiri (2001). "Kvikne kirke". 1700-tallet. Skjønnhetens århundre. Kirker i Norge. Vol. 2. Oslo: ARFO. pp. 80–83. ISBN 82-91399-10-7.
  • Rasmussen, Alf Henry, ed. (1993). Våre kirker: Norske Kirkeleksikon (in Norwegian). Vanebo forlag AS. ISBN 8275270227.

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