Hylestad Church

Hylestad Church (Norwegian: Hylestad kirke) is a parish church in Valle municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Rysstad. The church is part of the Valle og Hyllestad parish in the Otredal deanery in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden, octagonal church was built in 1838 by Anders Thorsen Syrtveit using plans by the famous architect Hans Linstow.[1][2]

Not to be confused with Hyllestad Church or Hylestad Stave Church.
Hylestad Church
Hylestad kirke
View of the church
Hylestad Church
Location in of the church
Hylestad Church
Hylestad Church (Norway)
59.0954°N 07.5335°E / 59.0954; 07.5335
LocationValle, Agder
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Anders Thorsen Syrtveit
StyleOctagonal
Completed1838
Specifications
Capacity200
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishValle og Hyllestad
DeaneryOtredal prosti
DioceseAgder og Telemark

History

The church is the third church to be built in Hylestad, although the previous churches were not built in the present location. The first was the medieval Hylestad Stave Church which was torn down in the 1600s, and the second one was taken down in the 1830s due to deterioration of the building. The second church was located at Bjørgum on the eastern shore of the river Otra, but the majority of the municipal residents lived on the west side, so the new (3rd) church was built on the west side, just alongside the local post road, now Norwegian National Road 9. The present church seats about 200 people.[3]

  • View of the church (c. 1885)
  • Side view of the church
  • Exterior view of the church
  • Hylestad cemetery
  • Altar inside the church

See also

References
  1. "Hylestad kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  3. Hylestad kyrkje 150 år (in Norwegian). Hylestad sokneråd. 1989. ISBN 82-991855-0-5.
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