Hersvik Church

Hersvik Church (Norwegian: Hersvik kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Solund Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hersvikbygda, on the northern part of the island of Sula. It is one of the three churches for the Solund parish which is part of the Nordhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1891 using designs by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 168 people.[1][2]

Hersvik Church
Hersvik kyrkje
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61.1715°N 4.8950°E / 61.1715; 4.8950
Location	Solund Municipality, Vestland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1891
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1891
Specifications
Capacity	168
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Solund
Deanery	Nordhordland prosti
Diocese	Bjørgvin

History

The church was designed by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan, and it was modelled after the nearby Fedje Church, located to the south of Solund. The church was consecrated on 10 November 1891 by Bishop Fredrik Waldemar Hvoslef. From 1891 until 1 January 2000, the church was the main church for the Hersvik parish. On 1 January 2000, the three parishes in the municipality were merged into one large parish with three churches.[3]

See also

• List of churches in Bjørgvin

References

1. "Hersvik kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
3. Henden Aaraas, Margrethe; Vengen, Sigurd; Gjerde, Anders. "Hersvik kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet. Retrieved 2019-11-29.