Hundvåg Church

Hundvåg Church (Norwegian: Hundvåg kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Hundvåg in the borough of Hundvåg in the northeastern part of the city of Stavanger. It is the church for the Hundvåg parish which is part of the Stavanger domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The red brick church was built in a rectangular design in 1983 using designs by the architects Knut and Ingeborg Hoem. The church seats about 540 people.[1][2]

View of the church
Hundvåg Church
Hundvåg kirke
View of the church
58.993233°N 5.726707°E / 58.993233; 5.726707
LocationStavanger Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated1983
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Knut & Ingeborg Hoem
Architectural typeRectangular
Completed1983 (1983)
Specifications
Capacity540
MaterialsBrick
Administration
ParishHundvåg
DeaneryStavanger domprosti
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84659

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1300, but it was likely built in the mid-1100s. The first church on Hundvåg island was built at Austbø, about 500 metres (1,600 ft) east of the present site of the church. The church was probably a small Romanesque stone church. The church was no longer regularly used after the mid-1600s and from then on, the islanders had to travel to the nearby Frue Church on the mainland. By 1745, the church had become a ruin. In the 19th century, the stones from the old church were used to help restore the nearby Stavanger Cathedral, and at that time, the foundation was leveled and all traces of the old church were gone. Over 100 years later, a new church was built on the island at a more central location, about 500 metres (1,600 ft) to the west of the old church site.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Hundvåg kirke, Stavanger". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  3. "Austbø kirkested - Hundvåg gamle kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  4. "Hundvåg kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 4 October 2020.

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