Old Nærbø Church

Old Nærbø Church (Norwegian: Nærbø gamle kirke) is a former parish church of the Church of Norway in Hå Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Nærbø. It used to be the main church for the Nærbø parish which is part of the Jæren prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1834 using designs by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 350 people.[1][2][3]

Old Nærbø Church
Nærbø gamle kirke
View of the church
58.662441°N 05.626223°E
Location	Hå Municipality, Rogaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)	Nærbø kirke
Status	Parish church
Founded	1834
Consecrated	1834
Architecture
Functional status	Inactive
Architect(s)	Hans Linstow
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1834
Specifications
Capacity	350
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Nærbø
Deanery	Jæren prosti
Diocese	Stavanger bispedømme
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Listed
ID	85188

History

The medieval Njærheim Church and Bø Church were located to the west and east of the present-day village now known as Nærbø. In the early 1830s, it was decided that both old church es should be torn down and the two parishes would be merged. The new parish was a combination of Njærheim and Bø and would be called Nærbø. The new parish would be based at a new church in a central location. The new church was completed in 1834 and it was known as Nærbø Church.[4][5][6]

Over time, the church became too small for the growing community. In 2005, a "new" Nærbø Church was built in a more central part of the village. After the completion of the new church, this church has no longer been used for regular worship services and other activities. This church is now only used for special occasions. There is no graveyard surrounding the new church, so the graveyard surrounding the old church is still in use.

See also

• List of churches in Rogaland

References

1. "Nærbø gamle kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
3. "Nærbø kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
4. "Njærheim kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
5. "Bø kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
6. "Nærbø gamle kirke" (in Norwegian). Hå kyrkjelege fellesråd. Retrieved 6 February 2021.