Husnes Church

Husnes Church (Norwegian: Husnes kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvinnherad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Husnes. It one of the three churches for the Husnes og Holmedal 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 1874 using designs by the architect J. Utne. The church seats about 280 people.[1][2]

Husnes Church
Husnes kyrkje
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Husnes Church
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Husnes Church
Husnes Church (Norway)
59.8670°N 5.7578°E / 59.8670; 5.7578
LocationKvinnherad, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Kaldestad kirke
StatusParish church
Founded14th century
Consecrated11 Sept 1874
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)J. Utne
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1874
Specifications
Capacity280
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishHusnes og Holmedal
DeanerySunnhordland prosti
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84670

History

This church has existed since the middle ages. The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1337, but it was not new that year. The first church was located at Kaldestad, about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) southwest of the present site of the church. At that time, it was called Kaldestad Church. That church was likely a stave church. Some time before 1660, the old church was torn down and replaced by a timber-framed church.[3] In 1874, the church was no longer able to fit the congregation and a new, larger church was needed. A new church was built about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) to the northeast in the village of Husnes, and it was renamed Husnes Church. The new church was consecrated on 11 September 1874 and the old church was torn down soon after.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. "Husnes kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. "Kaldestad kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  4. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  5. "Husnes kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 3 June 2020.

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