Granvin Church

Granvin Church (Norwegian: Granvin kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Voss Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the eastern shore of the Granvinsvatnet in the small farm area called "Granvin". This place located a few kilometers north of the village of Granvin. It is the church for the Granvin parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1726 using designs by an unknown architect. The church seats about 350 people.[1][2]

Granvin Church
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60.5552°N 6.7320°E / 60.5552; 6.7320
Location	Voss, Vestland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	13th century
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Unknown
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1726
Specifications
Capacity	350
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Granvin
Deanery	Hardanger og Voss prosti
Diocese	Bjørgvin bispedømme
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Automatically protected
ID	84408

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1306, but it was not built that year. The first church was likely a stave church. In 1690-1692, the nave was extended to the west and a new tower was constructed. Then in 1703, the choir was also extended to the east by 5 metres (16 ft). In 1726, the church was sold to two private landowners Kristoffer Aamundsen Ødven and Sivert Gundersen. At the time of the sale, the 14.5-by-6.9-metre (48 ft × 23 ft) building was described as "very rundown". Shortly thereafter, the church was torn down and replaced by a new timber-framed church building. The new church was about 1/3rd larger in both width and length, measuring 22.5 by 8.7 metres (74 ft × 29 ft). In 1855, the church was renovated to the layout of the present-day church. The church was later sold to the parish.[3][4]

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See also

• List of churches in Bjørgvin

References

1. "Granvin kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
3. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
4. "Granvin kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 25 May 2020.