Solund Church

Solund Church (Norwegian: Solund kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Solund Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hardbakke on the western coast of the island of Sula. It is one of the three churches for the Solund parish which is part of the Nordhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1860 using designs by the architect Christian Henrik Grosch. The church seats about 200 people.[1][2]

Solund Church
Solund kyrkje
Solund Church
Location of the church
Solund Church
Solund Church (Norway)
61.0757°N 4.8404°E / 61.0757; 4.8404
LocationSolund Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Consecrated22 November 1860
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Christian Heinrich Grosch
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1860
Specifications
Capacity200
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishSolund
DeaneryNordhordland prosti
DioceseBjørgvin

History

The church was consecrated on 22 November 1860 by the Bishop Jens Matthias Pram Kaurin. It was a modest sized church with the nave measuring 13.5 by 9.5 metres (44 ft × 31 ft) and a square choir measuring 5.5 metres (18 ft) on each side. In 1929, the walls were covered with new panelling. In 1959, the church was wired for electric lights and electric heating. The following year, 1960, the church was redecorated on the inside for the 100th anniversary celebrations. Bathrooms were installed in the church in 1980. A new slate roof was put on the church in 1999. From 1860 until 1 January 2000, the church was the main church for the Solund parish. On 1 January 2000, the three parishes in the municipality were merged into one large parish with three churches.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Solund kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  3. Henden Aaraas, Margrethe; Vengen, Sigurd; Gjerde, Anders. "Solund kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
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