Bø Church (Hyllestad)

Bø Church (Norwegian: Bø kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hyllestad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Leirvik. It is one of the three churches for the Hyllestad parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1868 using designs by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 200 people.[1][2]

View of the rear of the building

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61.1305°N 5.3289°E / 61.1305; 5.3289
Location	Hyllestad Municipality, Vestland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	14th century
Consecrated	29 November 1868
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1868
Specifications
Capacity	200
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Hyllestad
Deanery	Sunnfjord prosti
Diocese	Bjørgvin

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1340, but the church was not new that year. The old church was likely a stave church. It was torn down at the end of the 16th century and a new church was built on the same site (probably) during the 1590s.

In 1686, the church was described as a beautiful little timber-framed church with a 7.5-by-7.5-metre (25 ft × 25 ft) nave, a 3.7-by-5-metre (12 ft × 16 ft) choir, and tower with a tarred exterior. In 1868, the church was torn down and a new church was built on the same site. The new church was consecrated on 29 November 1868.[3][4]

See also

• List of churches in Bjørgvin

References

1. "Bø kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
3. Borgen Førsand, Finn. "Bø kyrkje og kyrkjegard" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
4. "Bø kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-11-16.