Naustdal Church

Naustdal Church (Norwegian: Naustdal kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Naustdal. It is one of two churches for the Naustdal parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1891 by the architect Adolf Schirmer. The church seats about 650 people, making it the largest church in the whole Sunnfjord region, giving it the nickname "Sunnfjord Cathedral".[1][2]

Naustdal Church
Naustdal kyrkje
View of the church
Naustdal Church
Location of the church
Naustdal Church
Naustdal Church (Norway)
61.5089°N 5.7167°E / 61.5089; 5.7167
LocationSunnfjord Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1150
Consecrated9 September 1891
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Adolf Schirmer
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1891
Specifications
Capacity650
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishNaustdal
DeanerySunnfjord prosti
DioceseBjørgvin

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1308, but the old stone church was likely built around the year 1150. In 1890, the old church was torn down and replaced on the same site with the present church. The arch from the choir of the old church was saved and is now used as an entrance gate to the church cemetery. Stone from the previous church was used to build the foundation of the present building as well.[3] The new church was consecrated on 9 September 1891 by the Bishop Fredrik W. Hvoslef.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Naustdal kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  3. "Naustdal kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  4. "Naustdal kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
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