Samnanger Church

Samnanger Church or Ådland Church (Norwegian: Samnanger kyrkje or Ådland kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Samnanger Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ådland. It is one of the two churches for the Samnanger parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a octagonal style in 1851 using designs by the architect Andreas Grønning. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]

Samnanger Church
Samnanger kyrkje
Ådland Church / Ådland kyrkje
View of the church
Samnanger Church
Location of the church
Samnanger Church
Samnanger Church (Norway)
60.3992°N 5.7103°E / 60.3992; 5.7103
LocationSamnanger Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Andreas Grønning
Architectural typeOctagonal
Completed1851
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishSamnanger
DeaneryHardanger og Voss prosti
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85366

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1329, but it may have been built as early as the 12th century. This first medieval church in Samnanger was likely a stave church, but little is known of it. In 1652, that church was replaced with a new timber-framed church. That church was long and narrow—about 18 by 8.5 metres (59 by 28 ft). That church was replaced in 1851 with the present church building and it was located slightly to the north of the old church site. It was designed by Andreas Grønning who gave it a basilica style, but also gave it an octagonalal floor plan.[3][4][5][6]

  • Exterior view (1912)
  • Exterior view (2007)

See also

References
  1. "Ådland kyrkje, Samnanger". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  3. "Samnanger kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Samnanger kyrkjelege fellesråd. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  4. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  5. "Samnanger kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  6. "Samnanger kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

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