Oppstryn Church

Oppstryn Church (Norwegian: Oppstryn kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stryn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Oppstryn, on the shore of the lake Oppstrynsvatnet. It is the church for the Oppstryn parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1863 by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2]

Oppstryn Church
Oppstryn kyrkje
View of the church
Oppstryn Church
Location of the church
Oppstryn Church
Oppstryn Church (Norway)
61.9106°N 7.0549°E / 61.9106; 7.0549
LocationStryn Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated1 Nov 1863
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Linstow
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1863
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishOppstryn
DeaneryNordfjord prosti
DioceseBjørgvin

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to 1308, but the church was not new that year. The first church in Oppstryn was located at Nesje, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) northwest of the present location of the church. The medieval stave church was located at Nesje until the winter of 1662-1663 when an avalanche off the nearby mountain pushed part of the church down the hill into the lake Oppstrynsvatnet.[3]

The following spring, a new church was constructed at Fosnes in the village of Oppstryn to the southeast. The new building was a timber-framed long church. In 1863, this church was torn down and replaced with a new church that was consecrated on 1 November 1863.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. "Oppstryn kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  3. "Nesje kirkested - Oppstryn gamle kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  4. "Oppstryn kyrkje" (in Norwegian). NRK Fylkesleksikon. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
  5. "Oppstryn kyrkjested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
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