Old Olden Church

Old Olden Church
Olden gamle kyrkje
View of the church
Old Olden Church
Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
Old Olden Church
Old Olden Church (Norway)
61°50′03″N 6°48′19″E / 61.83423°N 6.805203°E / 61.83423; 6.805203Coordinates: 61°50′03″N 6°48′19″E / 61.83423°N 6.805203°E / 61.83423; 6.805203
Location Stryn Municipality,
Sogn og Fjordane
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Architecture
Functional status Active
Style Cruciform
Completed 1759
Specifications
Capacity 250
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Olden
Deanery Nordfjord prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Old Olden Church (Norwegian: Olden gamle kyrkje) is a historic parish church in Stryn Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. [1] It is located in the village of Olden at the north end of the Oldedalen valley. The church is part of the Olden parish in the Nordfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. [2][3]

The white, wooden, cruciform church was built in 1759 after the old stave church was demolished in 1746. It was the only church in the Oldedalen valley until 1934 when the new Olden Church was completed. The church seats about 250 people. [4]

In 1969, there was a major restoration of the church building. Old Olden Church is no longer used as parish church but remains a tourist destination. Religious paintings and statues are featured in the church. Displays include a Holy Bible which dated from the reign of King Christian III of Denmark.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Olden gamle kyrkje". nordfjord.no. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Olden gamle kyrkje" (in Norwegian). NRK Fylkesleksikon. Archived from the original on 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  3. ↑ "Olden gamle kirke". kunsthistorie. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  5. ↑ "Olden gamle kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-10-16. "Altertavlen i Olden gamle kirke". niku.no. Retrieved October 1, 2017.


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