Eksingedal Church

Eksingedal Church (Norwegian: Eksingedal kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vaksdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Flatkvål in the Eksingedalen valley. It is the church for the Eksingedal parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The stone church was built in a long church style in 1883 using designs by the architect Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff. The church seats about 120 people.[1][2]

Eksingedal Church
Eksingedal kyrkje
View of the church
Eksingedal Church
Location of the church
Eksingedal Church
Eksingedal Church (Norway)
60.7850°N 5.9617°E / 60.7850; 5.9617
LocationVaksdal, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Flatekval Chapel
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1626
Consecrated12 June 1883
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1883
Specifications
Capacity120
MaterialsStone
Administration
ParishEksingedal
DeaneryHardanger og Voss prosti
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusNot listed
ID84083

History

There may have been a chapel on this site since the middle ages. The earliest existing historical records of the church talk about a chapel at this site called Flatekval kapell which was likely built around 1626, possibly on the same site as a previous chapel. By 1666, the building was reportedly already in poor condition. In 1883, the Eksingedalen valley became a separate parish, so the chapel was torn down to make room for a new church. The church was consecrated on 12 June 1883.[3][4]

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See also

References
  1. "Eksingedalen kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  3. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  4. "Eksingedal kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

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