Joranger Church
Joranger Church (Norwegian: Joranger kyrkje) is a parish church in Luster Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Joranger. It is one of the churches for the Fet og Joranger parish which is part of the Sogn prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style using designs by an unknown architect. The building was probably constructed in the 1620s, but 1660 has historically been considered to be the construction date. The church seats about 85 people.[1][2][3]
| Joranger Church | |
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| Joranger kyrkje | |
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| 61.3781°N 7.2887°E | |
| Location | Luster Municipality, Vestland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 13th century |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1660 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 85 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Fet og Joranger |
| Deanery | Sogn prosti |
| Diocese | Bjørgvin |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Automatically protected |
| ID | 84743 |
History
The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1340, but the church was not built that year. The first church was a stave church and it was torn down in the 1620s and a new church was built to replace it on the same site. The new church was built using some of the materials from the old church. The nave measures 11.5 by 8 metres (38 ft × 26 ft) and the square choir measures 5.5 metres (18 ft) on each side. The church has a unique, large, octagonal-shaped steeple that is not in proportion with the rest of the small building. In the 1960s, a new foundation wall was laid under the church to prevent the problems caused by significant rotting of some of the wood.[4][3]
See also
References
- "Joranger kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- Henden Aaraas, Margrethe; Vengen, Sigurd; Gjerde, Anders. "Joranger kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- "Joranger kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
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