Innvik Church
Innvik Church (Norwegian: Innvik kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stryn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Innvik. It is the church for the Innvik parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal style in 1822 by the architect Elling Olsen Waldboe. The church seats about 350 people.[1][2]
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Location | Stryn Municipality, Vestland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
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Status | Parish church |
Founded | 13th-century |
Consecrated | 28 July 1824 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Elling Olsen Waldboe |
Architectural type | Octagonal |
Completed | 1822 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 350 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Parish | Innvik |
Deanery | Nordfjord prosti |
Diocese | Bjørgvin |
History
The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1330, but it was existing before that time. The original medieval stave church was built at Hilde, about 600 metres (2,000 ft) east of the present site of the church. In 1580, the church was dismantled and moved closer to the fjord, where it has been located ever since.[3][4]
In 1820, the church measured 22 by 7 metres (72 ft × 23 ft) and it was deemed too small for the congregation. In 1822, the church was torn down and replaced with a new church with an octagonal design. In 1899, the church was expanded to the east with a new choir and sacristy.[5]
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References
- "Innvik kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- "Innvik kyrkje" (in Norwegian). NRK Fylkesleksikon. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
- "Hilde kirkested - Innvik gamle kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- "Innvik kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-11-03.