Onarheim Church

Onarheim Church (Norwegian: Onarheim kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tysnes Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Onarheim on the southeastern side of the island of Tysnesøya. It is the church for the Onarheim 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 1893 using designs by the architect Karl Askeland from Radøy. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2]

Onarheim Church
Onarheim kirke
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Onarheim Church
Location of the church
Onarheim Church
Onarheim Church (Norway)
59.9468°N 5.6272°E / 59.9468; 5.6272
LocationTysnes, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated7 July 1893
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Karl Askeland
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1893
Specifications
Capacity500
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishOnarheim
DeanerySunnhordland prosti
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85219

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1327. At that time, it was a stone church that had been built some time earlier (probably in the late 1100s). In 1686, the church was described as having a stone nave and a wooden choir. It was sold into private ownership in 1723. In 1819–1820, the church was in disrepair, so it was completely renovated and rebuilt. The entire nave was demolished and rebuilt and the choir was heavily renovated. In 1863, the municipality of Tysnes bought back the church from private ownership. As the population of the parish increased, the church eventually became too small, so in 1893, the old church was torn down and a new church was built on the same site. The new church was consecrated on 7 July 1893 by the Bishop Fredrik Waldemar Hvoslef.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Onarheim kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  4. "Onarheim kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 31 May 2020.

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