Gjerstad Church (Osterøy)

Gjerstad Church (Norwegian: Gjerstad kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Osterøy Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gjerstad. It is the church for the Gjerstad parish which is part of the Åsane prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1870 using designs by the architect Ole Vangberg. The church seats about 420 people.[1][2]

Gjerstad Church
Gjerstad kyrkje
View of the church
Gjerstad Church
Location of the church
Gjerstad Church
Gjerstad Church (Norway)
60.5000°N 5.5474°E / 60.5000; 5.5474
LocationOsterøy Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ole Vangberg
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1871
Specifications
Capacity420
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishGjerstad
DeaneryÅsane prosti
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84257

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1329, but it was not new that year. The first church existed during the Middle Ages and it was a stave church. It was probably built about the year 1210. There are some items from this church that are preserved at the Bergen Museum such as a soapstone baptismal font. That church was in poor condition by the 1600s (decade) and so it was taken down and a timber church was built in 1622. In 1724, the church was sold from the state to a private owner. In 1868, the church was purchased by the municipality. Shortly thereafter, in 1870, the church was torn down and a new church was built on the same site. In 1930, there was a fire in the church, but it was repaired soon after.[3][4][5]

See also

References
  1. "Gjerstad kyrkje, Osterøy". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  3. "Gjerstad kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Osterøy kyrkjeleg fellesråd. Archived from the original on 2013-05-15.
  4. "Gjerstad kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  5. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
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