Ølve Church

Ølve Church (Norwegian: Ølve kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvinnherad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ølve. It is the church for the Ølve parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1861 using designs by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 230 people.[1][2]

Ølve Church
Ølve kyrkje
View of the church
Ølve Church
Location of the church
Ølve Church
Ølve Church (Norway)
59.9926°N 5.7845°E / 59.9926; 5.7845
LocationKvinnherad, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded14th century
Consecrated13 Oct 1861
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Linstow
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1861
Specifications
Capacity230
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishØlve
DeanerySunnhordland prosti
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85903

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1432, but it was not new that year. Around the 1640s, the old stave church was torn down and replaced with a new timber-framed building. The Barony Rosendal was established in 1678 and the church was given as part of the barony. The church was owned by the Barony from 1678 until 1855 when it was sold to the municipality. In 1788, the church was renovated. In 1861, the church was torn down and replaced with a new church on the same site. The new church was consecrated on 13 October 1861.[3][4][5]

See also

References
  1. "Ølve kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  4. Lidén, Hans-Emil. "Ølve kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  5. "Ølve kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 3 June 2020.

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