Meland Church

Meland Church (Norwegian: Meland kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Meland on the island of Holsnøy. It is the church for the Meland 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 1866 using designs by the architect Johannes Øvsthus. The church seats about 340 people.[1][2]

Meland Church
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60.5410°N 5.1913°E / 60.5410; 5.1913
Location	Alver Municipality, Vestland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	14th century
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Johannes Øvsthus
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1866
Specifications
Capacity	340
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Meland
Deanery	Nordhordland prosti
Diocese	Bjørgvin bispedømme
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Listed
ID	84933

History

There has been a church in Meland for a long time. The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to at least the year 1350, but it was likely built before that time. The original church was a stave church. That church stood about 200 metres (660 ft) to the southwest of the present church site. THa building was in use until 1616 when it was torn down and replaced by a timber-frame church on the same site. In 1731, the church was sold into private ownership by the King. In 1856, the private owners of the church sold it to the municipality. The municipal government thought the church was too small and in need of repairs, so in 1866, a new church was constructed a short distance to the northeast.[3][4][5][6]

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See also

• List of churches in Bjørgvin

References

1. "Meland kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
3. "Meland kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-04-17.
4. "Meland gamle kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
5. "Meland kyrkjestad / Meland kyrkje 3" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
6. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 2020-03-09.