Odda Church

Odda Church (Norwegian: Odda kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ullensvang Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Odda. It is the church for the Odda parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The off-white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1870 using designs by the architect C. Erichsen. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2]

Odda Church
Odda kyrkje
View of the church
Odda Church
Location of the church
Odda Church
Odda Church (Norway)
60.0702°N 6.5479°E / 60.0702; 6.5479
LocationUllensvang, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated4 Nov 1870
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)C. Erichsen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1870
Specifications
Capacity500
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishOdda
DeaneryHardanger og Voss prosti
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusNot listed
ID85196

History

The first church in Odda was a stone church that was built slightly to the north of the present site. That first church was built between the years 1250 and 1300. There may have been a wooden church on the site before that time, but that is not known. The stone church, which stood for about 600 years was torn down in 1869. A new church was built slightly to the south and the stone from the old church was used as the foundation for the new church. The church was consecrated on 4 November 1870 by the Bishop Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland.[3][4]

By the early 20th century, the graveyard surrounding the church was getting full, so a new cemetery site was chosen in 1930, at Berjaflot about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) to the south. In 1955, the church was renovated extensively.[5]

  • Exterior view
  • Aerial view
  • Interior view
  • View of the back balcony and organ
  • Close-up of the organ
  • Exterior view (c. 1895)

See also

References
  1. "Odda kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  3. "Odda kyrkje og Berjaflot kapell" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  4. "Odda kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  5. "Odda kyrkjesoga" (in Norwegian). Odda kyrkjelege fellesråd. Retrieved 6 June 2014.

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