Sæle Church

Sæle Church (Norwegian: Sæle kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sogndal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sæle, on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden. It is one of two churches for the Balestrand parish which is part of the Sogn prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The yellow, wooden church was built in a long church design with a Romanesque revival style in 1903 using plans drawn up by the architect Hans Jacob Sparre from Oslo. The church seats about 170 people.[1][2]

Sæle Church
Sæle kyrkje
View of the church
61°06′44″N 6°23′21″E
LocationSogndal Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1903
Consecrated28 April 1903
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Jacob Sparre
Architectural typeLong church
StyleRomanesque revival
Completed1903 (1903)
Specifications
Capacity170
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySogn prosti
ParishBalestrand
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85031

History

Sæle Church was built to replace the centuries-old stone Kvamsøy Church on the nearby island of Kvamsøy. This decision was not made lightly, but after much discussion, debate, and strife among the local population in the parish. The new church was designed by Hans Jacob Sparre and built by builder Anders Korsvold. The nave of the new church measured about 12.5 by 11.4 metres (41 ft × 37 ft) and the choir measured about 4.7 by 6 metres (15 ft × 20 ft). The church porch on the west end of the building measured about 3.1 by 5.9 metres (10 ft × 19 ft). The church was consecrated on 28 April 1903 by the Bishop Johan Willoch Erichsen. In 1954, electric heating was installed in the church. Sæle Church (and Kvamsøy Church before that) had always belonged to Vik parish (and municipality), but in 1964, it was transferred to the Balestrand parish (and municipality). In 1998, a bathroom was constructed as an extension to the existing church porch.[3][4]

  • Front of the church
    Front of the church
  • Back side of the church
    Back side of the church
  • Interior of the church
    Interior of the church

See also

References
  1. "Sæle kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  3. Henden Aaraas, Margrethe; Vengen, Sigurd; Gjerde, Anders. "Sæle kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  4. "Sæle kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 October 2021.

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