Dverberg Church

Dverberg Church (Norwegian: Dverberg kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Dverberg on the island of Andøya. It is one of the churches for the Andøy parish which is part of the Vesterålen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal style in 1843 by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 230 people.[1][2]

Dverberg Church
Dverberg kirke
View of the church
Dverberg Church Location of the church Dverberg Church Dverberg Church (Norway)
69.1139°N 15.9817°E
Location	Andøy, Nordland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1500s
Consecrated	17 Oct 1843
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Christian Heinrich Grosch
Architectural type	Octagonal
Completed	1843
Specifications
Capacity	230
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Andøy
Deanery	Vesterålen prosti
Diocese	Sør-Hålogaland

History

View of the church

The earliest existing historical records show that there was a Dverberg Church in 1589, but it was not new at that time. In 1658, the church in Dverberg underwent a major repair of the south and west walls. In 1734, the church was struck by lightning and severely damaged by the resulting fire. Between 1735 and 1750 a new church was built on the same site. This new building was a timber-framed cruciform building. The church was repaired in 1794 once again.[3]

In 1839, it was decided to build a new church building since it was no longer possible to repair the existing building. It was decided that the new church would not be located on the same location as the previous buildings. Instead, it would be located about 300 metres (980 ft) to the south on a small peninsula. This new church was an octagonal timber church that was completed in 1843. The new building was consecrate on 17 October 1843. In 1930, there was a major restoration.[4][5] Augustinus Johannessøn Sellevold (1803-1893) who was a member of the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland and Arctic explorer Torstein Raaby were both buried in the church cemetery.[6]

See also

• List of churches in Sør-Hålogaland
• Octagonal churches in Norway

References

1. "Dverberg kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
3. "Dverberg gamle kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
4. "Kirker i Andøy" (in Norwegian). Vesterålen.info. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
5. "Dverberg kirkested / Dverberg kirke 3" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
6. "Kirkegårdene i Andøy" (in Norwegian). Vesterålen.info.

External links

• List of Priests at Dverberg Church