Kvinnherad Church

Kvinnherad Church (Norwegian: Kvinnherad kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvinnherad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Rosendal. It is the church for the Rosendal parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone church was built in a long church style in the mid-1200s using designs by an unknown architect. The church seats about 380 people.[1][2]

Kvinnherad Church
Kvinnherad kyrkje
View of the church
Kvinnherad Church
Location of the church
Kvinnherad Church
Kvinnherad Church (Norway)
59.9897°N 6.0067°E / 59.9897; 6.0067
LocationKvinnherad, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1250
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Unknown
Architectural typeLong church
Completedc. 1250
Specifications
Capacity380
MaterialsStone
Administration
ParishKvinnherad
DeanerySunnhordland prosti
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84867

History

The white, stone church was built during the middle to late 13th century. The church was first named in historical records in 1306, but it was not new at that time. From 1678 until 1910, the church was owned by the nearby Barony Rosendal, where many of the Rosenkrantz family are buried. The building has been renovated and refurbished many times over the centuries, the most recent times were in 1913-1914 and in 1955.[3][4][5]

  • Front of church
  • From a distance
  • Exterior window
  • Side door
  • Interior view
  • Churchyard

See also

References
  1. "Kvinnherad 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 30 March 2015.
  4. "Kvinnherad kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Kvinnherad kyrkjelege fellesråd. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  5. "Kvinnherad kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 3 June 2020.

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