Nes Church (Vestland)

Nes Church (Norwegian: Nes kyrkje) is a parish church in Luster Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Nes, on the western shore of the Lustrafjorden. It is the church for the Nes parish which is part of the Sogn prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1836 using designs by the architect Hans Ditlev Franciscus Linstow. The church seats about 110 people.[1][2]

Nes Church
Nes kyrkje
View of the church
Nes Church Location of the church Nes Church Nes Church (Norway)
61.38639°N 7.36667°E
Location	Luster Municipality, Vestland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1300s
Consecrated	1836
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Hans Linstow
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1836
Specifications
Capacity	110
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Nes
Deanery	Sogn prosti
Diocese	Bjørgvin
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Automatically protected
ID	85115

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1322, but that was not the year of construction. The original church on this site was a stave church, likely built in the early 1300s. In 1686, the building was described as having a 15-by-6-metre (49 ft × 20 ft) nave. In 1722, the 400-year-old building was described as having a pointed tower in the center of the roof and the interior was well-maintained in every way. In 1835, the ancient church was torn down. The following year, a new church was completed just south of the site of the old church building. Some of the materials from the old stave church were reused in the new church. The new building was consecrated in 1836 by the local Dean Wilhelm Christian Magelsen. The new church was described as being rather plain, similar to a square box with unpainted plank walls inside. In 1909, a new porch and sacristy were added improve the look of the church on the outside, plus there were several minor changes and paint on the inside to make the church more attractive. In the 1950s, the church received electric lights.[3][4]

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  Altarpiece from 14th century church
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  Before the 1909 renovations

See also

• List of churches in Bjørgvin

References

1. "Nes kyrkje, Luster". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
3. "Nes kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
4. Henden Aaraas, Margrethe; Vengen, Sigurd; Gjerde, Anders. "Nes kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet. Retrieved 2020-01-19.