Flåm Church

Flåm Church (Norwegian: Flåm kyrkje) is a parish church in Aurland Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Flåm. It is the church for the Flåm parish which is part of the Sogn prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1670 by master builder Magne Essen using designs by an unknown architect. The church seats about 160 people.[1][2]

Flåm Church
Flåm kyrkje
View of the church
Flåm Church
Location of the church
Flåm Church
Flåm Church (Norway)
60.8371°N 7.1219°E / 60.8371; 7.1219
LocationFlåm, Aurland Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Unknown
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1670
Specifications
Capacity160
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishFlåm
DeanerySogn prosti
DioceseBjørgvin

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1340, but the church was not new that year. The original church was likely a stave church and by 1661 it was described as being in miserable condition. The church was replaced by a new church about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the north in Fretheim, but the old church wasn't torn down. Unfortunately, the new church was significantly damaged in a wind storm the following year. In 1670, both churches (the medieval stave church and the new church) were torn down and the materials from the two churches were reused in the building of a new church on the site of the old stave church.[3][4]

  • View of the church near the river in the Flåmsdalen valley
  • Another exterior view
  • Exterior view, including an outside storage building
  • Interior view of the altar area
  • Close up of wall art

See also

References
  1. "Flåm kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  3. Djupedal, Torkjell; Vengen, Sigurd; Gjerde, Anders. "Flåm kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  4. "Flåm kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
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