Fjelberg Church

Fjelberg Church (Norwegian: Fjelberg kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvinnherad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the small island of Fjelbergøya. It is one of the two churches for the Fjelberg og Eid 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 1722 using designs by an unknown architect. The church seats about 160 people.[1][2]

Fjelberg Church
Fjelberg kyrkje
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59.7385°N 5.7069°E / 59.7385; 5.7069
Location	Kvinnherad, Vestland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	Middle ages
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Unknown
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1722
Specifications
Capacity	160
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Fjelberg og Eid
Deanery	Sunnhordland prosti
Diocese	Bjørgvin bispedømme
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Automatically protected
ID	84145

History

There has been a church on Fjelbergøya since the middle ages. The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1561, but it was in use before that time. That first church was a stave church In 1618, the church was renovated and it got a new floor, new windows, and a new pulpit. In 1627-1629, the church got a new tower. In 1721, the church was described as "an old and decrepit stave church where there is great danger to its life, especially when the wind blows hard" (Norwegian: Een gammel og i Grund forraadnet Stave Kirche, hvor udj Tienisten med allerstørste LifsFare forettes, og i sær naar det blæser Noget hart). Due to its poor condition, the church was torn down in 1722 and replaced by a new timber-framed church, about 5 to 10 metres (16 to 33 ft) further to the west of the old church. In 1862, there was discussion of replacing the church, but instead it was decided to simply refurbish the old church. Another renovation was completed in 1939.[3][4][5]

See also

• List of churches in Bjørgvin

References

1. "Fjelberg kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
3. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
4. Lidén, Hans-Emil. "Fjelberg kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
5. "Fjelberg kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2 June 2020.