Haus Church

Haus Church (Norwegian: Haus kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Osterøy Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hausvik on the western shore of the island of Osterøy. It is the church for the Haus parish which is part of the Åsane prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1874 using designs by the architect Ole Vangberg. The church seats about 460 people.[1][2]

Haus Church
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60.4538°N 5.4933°E / 60.4538; 5.4933
Location	Osterøy Municipality, Vestland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	c. 14th century
Consecrated	19 May 1874
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Ole Vangberg
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1874
Specifications
Capacity	460
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Haus
Deanery	Åsane prosti
Diocese	Bjørgvin bispedømme
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	84508

History

There has been a church on this site since the Middle Ages. This was probably a stave church, built some time before 1350, that was dedicated to St. Nikolas. In 1613, the old church was replaced by a timber church with one tower that was probably similar design to the nearby Hamre Church. The church weathered several damaging storms in 1702 when the spire atop the tower blew down and broke and again in 1719 and 1720 when hundreds of roof tiles blew off the roof. From 1724 until 1861, the church was privately owned. It was originally purchased by Christian Krogh from Bergen and then in 1861 it was sold to the municipality. In 1874, the church was torn down to make room for the present church which was located slightly to the south of the old building. The architect was Old Vangberg and the head builders were Askild Aase and Mikjel Svenheim. The new church was consecrated on 19 May 1874.[3][4][5][6]

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See also

• List of churches in Bjørgvin

References

1. "Haus kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
3. "Haus kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Osterøy kyrkjeleg fellesråd. Archived from the original on 2013-05-15. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
4. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
5. "Haus kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
6. Lidén, Hans-Emil. "Haus kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 2015-07-29.