Singsås Church

Singsås Church (Norwegian: Singsås kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Midtre Gauldal municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Singsås. It is the church for the Singsås parish which is part of the Gauldal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a neo-gothic long church style in 1884 using plans drawn up by the architect Johan Digre. The church seats about 450 people.[1][2][3]

Singsås Church
Singsås kirke
View of the church
62.941830378°N 10.6504672765°E / 62.941830378; 10.6504672765
LocationMidtre Gauldal, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated24 Oct 1884
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Johan Digre
Architectural typeLong church
StyleNeo-gothic
Completed1884 (1884)
Specifications
Capacity450
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryGauldal prosti
ParishSingsås
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85432

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1533, but the church was likely built around the year 1280. A crucifix in the church has been dated to around the year 1280, so it is likely that was when the church was constructed. The first church was a stave church that was located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the northeast, further up the Gaula river valley.[4][5]

In 1684-1685, the old church was enlarged. A new nave was built on the west end of the building and the remaining parts of the old building were repurposed. The old nave became the new choir and the old choir became a sacristy. In 1723, the church was sold, along with many other churches in Norway, during the Norwegian church sale to help the King pay off war debts. The church was owned by various private landowners over the years. The private owners did not take great care of the old church and eventually the municipality attempted to purchase the church, but they did not accomplish this until 1880.[4][5]

Soon after, in 1884, a new church was built about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the southwest of the old church site. The new church was designed by Johan Digre and built by his father, Jacob Digre. It was consecrated on 24 October 1884. After the new building was completed, the old church was torn down. The new church was remodeled during the 1950s in several stages using plans by John Egil Tverdahl. One of the changes made was that the chancel opening is now arched, but was originally (before the 1950s) it was more neo-Gothic in design.[5][6]

  • View of the present church (2007)
    View of the present church (2007)
  • Older view of the present church
    Older view of the present church
  • In 2012, "Singsås nye stavkirke" was consecrated at the site of the old church.
    In 2012, "Singsås nye stavkirke" was consecrated at the site of the old church.

Click here to see to a drawing of the old church at Singsås by Gerhard Schøning (circa 1775).

See also

References
  1. "Singsås kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  3. "Singsås kirke" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
  4. "Singsås gamle kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  5. "Singsås kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  6. "Singsås kirkested / Singsås kirke 2" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

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