Hønefoss Church

Hønefoss Church (Norwegian: Hønefoss Kirke) is a church in the Ringerike municipality in Viken county, Norway. The historic wooden church burned down to the ground on 26 January 2010.[1] The new replacement church was constructed on site and opened during 2017.[2]

Hønefoss Church built as a replacement during 2017
Hønefoss Church
Exterior view of Hønefoss Church, 2005
Hønefoss Church
Location of the church
Hønefoss Church
Hønefoss Church (Norway)
60.166667°N 10.26°E / 60.166667; 10.26
LocationHønefoss
CountryViken
Architecture
Architect(s)Christian Heinrich Grosch
Stylegothic revival
Completed1862

History

In 1858, church architect Christian Heinrich Grosch was hired to draw plans for the church. the inauguration took place on 10 December 1862. The church received a new chapel, which was dedicated in 1894. The church was restored shortly after 1950 and stood ready for the reopening in 1952.[3][4][5]

The church had room for approximately 350 people. It was located in Hønefoss, which is the administrative center of the Ringerike municipality. The church had its own cemetery, burial chapel, crematorium and a modern assembly room (referred to as Kirkestua).[6]

Interior of Hønefoss Church
The organ, built by J. H. Jørgensen, Oslo, in 1940 and given to the church by Hønefoss Sparebank.

Fire
Hønefoss Church on fire

The fire department in Ringerike received the notification that Hønefoss Church was on fire just before at 5:00 pm Tuesday 26 January 2010. Shortly afterwards the church burned down, and it soon became clear that the building could not be repaired. The 40-meter (130 ft) church tower collapsed around 6:00 pm. In November 2009 it had been discovered that there were twelve faults in the electrical system of the church, and the police investigation concluded that faulty contact in a cable for the electric heating ovens was indeed the cause of the fire.[7]

References
  1. NRK: Hønefoss kirke overtent Hønefoss Church burns down
  2. "Hønefoss kirke vigslet 10.12.2017". fremtidensbygg.no. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  3. Hønefoss kirke (Norsk Institutt for kulturminneforskning)
  4. Hønefoss kirke (Den Norske Kirke) Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Hønefoss Kirke (Ringerike Kommune)". Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  6. TV 2 Nyhetene: Hønefoss kirke brant til grunnen Hønefoss Church burns to the ground
  7. Britt Boyesen, Morten W. Røkeberg (17 February 2010). "Dårlig kontakt startet brannen". NRK Østafjells. Retrieved 30 January 2012.

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