Old Bykle Church

Old Bykle Church (Norwegian: Bykle gamle kyrkje; historically known as Bykle kyrkje) is a parish church in Bykle municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bykle. The church is part of the Bykle parish in the Otredal deanery in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in 1619 by an unknown architect. The church seats about 140 people on the main floor and balcony. The interior of the church is decorated with rosemåling. The church was taken out of regular use in 2004 when the new Bykle Church was built a short distance to the southwest. Prior to 2004, this church was known as Bykle Church.[1][2]

Old Bykle Church
Bykle gamle kyrkje
View of the church
Old Bykle Church
Location in of the church
Old Bykle Church
Old Bykle Church (Norway)
59.3519°N 07.3443°E / 59.3519; 07.3443
LocationBykle, Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Unknown
Completed1619
Specifications
Capacity140
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishBykle
DeaneryOtredal prosti
DioceseAgder og Telemark

History

There has been a church in Bykle since Catholic times. In a letter from the Pope in 1327, he mentions a church in Bykle. The present church building dates to the 1600s and it has been renovated slightly, but it retains its original look. The rosemåling was added in 1826 by Aslak Vasshus from Neslandsvatn in Telemark and Knut Åvoldsson from Bykle. The local Setesdal Museum runs guided tours of the church in the summers.[3]

Exterior
  • Side view
  • Front view
  • Side view
  • Surrounding view

Interior
  • Front of the church
  • Interior with local traditional costume
  • Altar
  • Ceiling
  • Close up of rosemåling on walls
  • Front of the church

See also

References
  1. "Bykle gamle kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  3. "Bykle gamle kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Bykle kyrkjelege fellesråd. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
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