Fjellgardane Church

Fjellgardane Church (Norwegian: Fjellgardane kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bykle Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hovden. It is one of the churches for the Bykle parish which is part of the Otredal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1957. The church seats about 110 people.[1][2]

Fjellgardane Church
Fjellgardane kyrkje
View of the church
59.5615°N 07.3542°E / 59.5615; 07.3542
LocationBykle Municipality,
Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Hovden kapell
StatusParish church
Founded1957
Consecrated22 Sept 1957
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Torjus Bjåen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1957 (1957)
Specifications
Capacity110
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishBykle
DeaneryOtredal prosti
DioceseAgder og Telemark
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84643

History

Hovden Chapel was built in 1957 to serve the Hovden community. It was consecrated on 22 September 1957 by the Bishop Johannes Smidt. The small chapel cost 58,000 kr. In 2002, the church was renovated by the architect Torjus Bjåen and it was enlarged and renamed Fjellgardane Church.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Fjellgardane kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. "Fjellgardane kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Bykle kyrkjelege fellesråd. Retrieved 17 March 2017.

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