Bremnes Church

Bremnes Church (Norwegian: Bremnes kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bømlo Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Svortland on the island of Bømlo. It is the church for the Bremnes 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 1869 using designs by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 750 people.[1][2]

Bremnes Church
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59.7956°N 5.1739°E / 59.7956; 5.1739
Location	Bømlo, Vestland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Consecrated	16 Sept 1869
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1869
Specifications
Capacity	750
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Bremnes
Deanery	Sunnhordland prosti
Diocese	Bjørgvin bispedømme
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	83952

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1327, but it was considered an old church at that time. The first church here was a medieval stave church located in the nearby farm area of Gåsland (across the lake from the present location). Historically, the church was called Gåsland Church (spelled Gaasland). The stave church was demolished in 1689 and a new wooden church was built in the same place by the builder Oluff Bysemb.[3] In 1869, a new, larger church was built on the present site to the south. It was designed by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan and it was consecrated on 16 September 1869.[4][5]

See also

• List of churches in Bjørgvin

References

1. "Bremnes kyrkje, Svortland". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
3. "Gåsland kirkested - Bremnes gamle kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
4. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
5. "Bremnes kyrkjestad / Bremnes kyrkje 3" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 27 May 2020.