Dale Church (Vaksdal)

Dale Church (Norwegian: Dale kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vaksdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Dale. It is the church for the Dale parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, concrete church was built in a long church style in 1956 using designs by the architect Arnstein Arneberg. The church seats about 600 people.[1][2]

Dale Church
Dale kyrkje
View of the church
Dale Church
Location of the church
Dale Church
Dale Church (Norway)
60.5903°N 5.8239°E / 60.5903; 5.8239
LocationVaksdal, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1896
Consecrated16 December 1956
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Arnstein Arneberg
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1956
Specifications
Capacity600
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
ParishDale
DeaneryHardanger og Voss prosti
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusNot listed
ID84016

History

In 1895, plans were made to build a chapel at Dale. Peter and Jens Jebsen wrote a letter to the municipal council that Dale Fabrikker, a local industrial business, would pay for the upkeep of the new chapel. On 16 July 1896, King Oscar II visited Dale and saw the chapel as it was being built. The new chapel was consecrated on 15 November 1896.[3] In 1916, electric lights were install in the building. In the 1950s, the chapel was too small for the village, so it was torn down and a new, larger church was built. The new church was consecrated on 16 December 1956.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. "Dale kyrkje, Vaksdal". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  3. "Dale kyrkjestad / Dale kyrkje 1" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  4. "Dale kyrkje, 1896-1956". Vaksdal historielag. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  5. "Dale kyrkjestad / Dale kyrkje 2" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

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