Sveio Church

Sveio Church (Norwegian: Sveio kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sveio Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sveio. It is the church for the Sveio parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1858 using designs by the architect Andreas Grønning. The church seats about 630 people.[1][2]

Sveio Church
Sveio kyrkje
View of the church in 2015
Sveio Church
Location of the church
Sveio Church
Sveio Church (Norway)
59.5434°N 5.3517°E / 59.5434; 5.3517
LocationSveio, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
FoundedMiddle ages
Consecrated22 Aug 1858
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Andreas Grønning
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1858
Specifications
Capacity630
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishSveio
DeanerySunnhordland prosti
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85011

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1686, but at that time it was described as an old, dilapidated stave church without a tower (Norwegian: een liden Vdgammel och i Grund forfalden Stafuekirche uden Taarn). At that time it was located on the west side of Sveiahaugen, about 250 metres (820 ft) west of the present-day location. The church was surrounded by a 30 by 30 metres (98 ft × 98 ft) cemetery. In 1688, that church was torn down and rebuilt by the builder Oluff Bysemb from Osterøy. The new church was located slightly to the west of the previous church, but still located inside the cemetery. The new church was partially constructed with salvaged materials from the previous building. [3]

After about 170 years, the church was too small for the congregation, so it was decided to tear down the old church and build a new one. In 1858, a new church was built on the east side of Sveiahaugen, about 250 metres (820 ft) east of the historic location of the church. The new, wooden church was consecrated on 22 August 1858.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. "Sveio kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  3. "Sveio gamle kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  4. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  5. "Sveio kyrkjestad / Sveio kyrkje 3" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 31 May 2020.

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