Kvikne Church

Kvikne Church (Norwegian: Kvikne kirke) is a cruciform church dating from 1764 in the municipality of Nord-Fron in Innlandet county, Norway.[1][2]

Kvikne Church
Kvikne kirke
Kvikne Church
Location in Innlandet
Kvikne Church
Kvikne Church (Norway)
LocationNord-Fron
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Completed1764
Specifications
Capacity160[1]
MaterialsWood
Administration
DeaneryNord-Gudbrandsdal

Before the Storofsen flood of 1789, the church stood somewhat lower, near the Sylte farm. After the flood, the church was moved to the Tune farm, where it still stands.[3]

Eistein Kjørn created the altar and pulpit for the church. The pulpit was based on Jakob Klukstad's pulpit for Heidal Church, which burned in 1933[4][5] due to a lightning strike.[6] The altar was also inspired by the altar at Haidal, but Kjørn exercised somewhat greater freedom in his creation. The baptismal font is carved from soapstone and was transferred from an older church.[3] Ragnvald Einbu painted the pews in 1922[3] with images of various flowers, vines, angels, and animals. A digital organ has been installed in the church, but the old organ pipes still decorate the building.

The church cemetery has many old soapstone grave markers, several of which have been gathered under an awning.

The church can be reached via Norwegian County Road 255.

References
  1. "Kvikne kirke, Nord-Fron". Kirkesøk. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  2. "Kvikne kirkested". Kulturminnesøk. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  3. "Kvikne kyrkje". Den norske kirke. Archived from the original on November 12, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  4. Grieg, Sigurd. Gudbrandsdalen i mellomalderen: Kristningsverket. Hamar: Norsk Skoletidendes Boktrykkeri. p. 246.
  5. Den Norske turistforenings årbok. Oslo: Grøndahl & Søns Boktrykkeri. 1976. p. 89.
  6. "Heidal kirke og Bjølstad kapell". Norsk kirkebygg. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.

Further reading
  • Sørmoen, Oddbjørn, & Jiri Havran. 2001. Kvikne kirke. In: Kirker i Norge, vol. 2: 1700-tallet. Skjønnhetens århundre, pp. 80–83. Oslo: ARFO. ISBN 82-91399-10-7.
  • Rasmussen, Alf Henry. 1993. Våre kirker. In: Norsk kirkeleksikon, p. 611. Kirkenær: Vanebo forlag. ISBN 82-75-27022-7.
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