Nedstryn Church

Nedstryn Church (Norwegian: Nedstryn kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stryn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Nedstryn, just west of the municipal centre of Stryn. It is the church for the Nedstryn parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1859 by Ludolph Rolfsen using plans drawn by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 400 people.[1][2] The church was consecrated on 6 November 1859.

Nedstryn Church
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61.9189°N 6.7834°E / 61.9189; 6.7834
Location	Stryn Municipality, Vestland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	13th century
Consecrated	6 Nov 1859
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Ludolph Rolfsen Hans Linstow
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1859
Specifications
Capacity	400
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Nedstryn
Deanery	Nordfjord prosti
Diocese	Bjørgvin

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1330, but it was not new at that time. The first church was likely a stave church and it was known as Stryn Church; it was later renamed Nedstryn. The medieval stave church was demolished around 1650 and a new cruciform church was built on the site. This church was tarred on the outside and had a tower and porch. By the mid-1800s the ailing old church building was in need of major repairs or replacement, so it was demolished in 1859 and the present church was built to replace it on the same site.[3][4]

See also

• List of churches in Bjørgvin

References

1. "Nedstryn kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
3. "Nedstryn kyrkje" (in Norwegian). NRK Fylkesleksikon. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
4. "Nedstryn kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-11-03.