Halsa Church

Halsa Church (Norwegian: Halsa kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Heim Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Halsanaustan. The church is accessible from European route E39 via County Road 350. It is one of two churches in the Halsa parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1724 by an unknown architect. The church seats about 330 people.[1][2]

Halsa Church
Halsa kyrkje
View of the church
Halsa Church
Location of the church
Halsa Church
Halsa Church (Norway)
63.0757°N 8.2467°E / 63.0757; 8.2467
LocationHeim Municipality,
Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Unknown
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1724
Specifications
Capacity330
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishHalsa
DeaneryOrkdal prosti
DioceseNidaros

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1303, but the church was already built at that time, possibly built in the 1100s. In the mid-1600s, the church was a long form stave church. In 1724, the church was struck by lightning and it burned to the ground. It was quickly rebuilt on the same site and the new building was consecrated the next year in 1725.[3]

The pulpit is from 1724. The altarpiece is from 1725 and is painted in oxide green with marble and silver lacquer. It was completed by Peder Knutsen Kjørsvik (1691–1757). Decor dating from 1751 was revealed during a restoration in 1921 and is characterized by baroque and rococo.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. "Halsa kirke, Nordmøre". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
  3. "Halsa kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
  4. Edvard Molvær. "Peder Knudsen Kjørsvik". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
  5. "Halsa kyrkje (Halsa)". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
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