Sandvik Church

Sandvik Church (Norwegian: Sandvikskirken) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Sandviken neighborhood in the city of Bergen. It is the church for the Sandviken parish which is part of the Bergen domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The brown, stone church was built in a long church design in 1881 using plans drawn up by the architects Ernst Norgrenn and Schak Bull. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2]

Sandvik Church
Sandvikskirken
Sandviken kirke
View of the church
60°24′19″N 5°19′32″E
LocationBergen, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1881
Consecrated30 December 1881
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ernst Norgrenn
and Schak Bull
Architectural typeLong church
StyleNeo-gothic
Completed1881 (1881)
Specifications
Capacity500
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryBergen domprosti
ParishSandviken
TypeChurch
StatusProtected
ID85394

History

In 1874, the Sandviken neighborhood was separated from the Korskirken parish to become its own parish. In 1876, the area became a part of the city of Bergen. Since the new parish had no church, a limited architectural competition between Conrad Fredrik von der Lippe, Giovanni Müller, and Ernst Norgrenn was held to determine who would design the new church. Ernst Norgrenn won and was hired to design the church, however, he died in 1880, before the church was completed. The project was completed by his assistant, Schak Bull. The large stone church was designed in a Neo-Gothic style. The church was consecrated on 30 December 1881. Originally, the church had a sacristy on the north and the south side of the chancel. In 1903, the southern sacristy was enlarged to so that it was similar to the one on the north side. In 1917–1918, both sacristies were expanded according to plans by the architect Caspar Hassel.[3][4]

  • Original design of the church
    Original design of the church

See also

References
  1. "Sandvikskirken". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  3. "Sandvikskirken". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  4. Magerøy, Ellen Marie; Lidén, Hans-Emil. "Sandvikskirken" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

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