Alversund Church

Alversund Church (Norwegian: Alversund kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Alversund. It is one of the four churches for the Knarvik parish which is part of the Nordhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1879 using designs by the architect Jon Jonsen Alvær. The church seats about 200 people.[1][2]

Alversund Church
Alversund kyrkje
View of the church
Alversund Church
Location of the church
Alversund Church
Alversund Church (Norway)
60.5721°N 5.2333°E / 60.5721; 5.2333
LocationAlver Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated27 May 1879
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jon Jonsen Alvær
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1879
Specifications
Capacity200
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishKnarvik
DeaneryNordhordland prosti
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID83775

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1329, but it was not new that year. The first church was likely a stave church. The church was torn down and replaced around the year 1629. The new church was a timber-framed structure. In the 1870s, the need for a new church was apparent. A new church was constructed immediately southeast of the old building and when it was completed, the old building was torn down. The new church was consecrated on 27 May 1879 by the Bishop Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Alversund kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  3. "Alversund kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  4. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
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