Fjelberg Church

Fjelberg Church (Norwegian: Fjelberg kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvinnherad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the small island of Fjelbergøya. It is one of the two churches for the Fjelberg og Eid parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1722 using designs by an unknown architect. The church seats about 160 people.[1][2]

Fjelberg Church
Fjelberg kyrkje
View of the church
Fjelberg Church
Location of the church
Fjelberg Church
Fjelberg Church (Norway)
59.7385°N 5.7069°E / 59.7385; 5.7069
LocationKvinnherad, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
FoundedMiddle ages
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Unknown
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1722
Specifications
Capacity160
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishFjelberg og Eid
DeanerySunnhordland prosti
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84145

History

There has been a church on Fjelbergøya since the middle ages. The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1561, but it was in use before that time. That first church was a stave church In 1618, the church was renovated and it got a new floor, new windows, and a new pulpit. In 1627-1629, the church got a new tower. In 1721, the church was described as "an old and decrepit stave church where there is great danger to its life, especially when the wind blows hard" (Norwegian: Een gammel og i Grund forraadnet Stave Kirche, hvor udj Tienisten med allerstørste LifsFare forettes, og i sær naar det blæser Noget hart). Due to its poor condition, the church was torn down in 1722 and replaced by a new timber-framed church, about 5 to 10 metres (16 to 33 ft) further to the west of the old church. In 1862, there was discussion of replacing the church, but instead it was decided to simply refurbish the old church. Another renovation was completed in 1939.[3][4][5]

See also

References
  1. "Fjelberg kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  4. Lidén, Hans-Emil. "Fjelberg kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. "Fjelberg kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2 June 2020.

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