Old Bykle Church
| Old Bykle Church | |
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| Bykle gamle kyrkje | |
 View of the church | |
  Old Bykle Church Location in of the church  Old Bykle Church Old Bykle Church (Norway) | |
| 59°21′07″N 7°20′39″E / 59.3519°N 07.3443°E | |
| Location | Bykle, Agder |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Unknown |
| Completed | 1619 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 140 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Agder og Telemark |
| Deanery | Otredal prosti |
| Parish | Bykle |
Old Bykle Church (Norwegian: Bykle gamle kyrkje; historically known as Bykle kyrkje) is a parish church in Bykle municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bykle. The church is part of the Bykle parish in the Otredal deanery in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in 1619 by an unknown architect. The church seats about 140 people on the main floor and balcony. The interior of the church is decorated with rosemåling. The church was taken out of regular use in 2004 when the new Bykle Church was built a short distance to the southwest. Prior to 2004, this church was known as Bykle Church.[1][2]
History
There has been a church in Bykle since Catholic times. In a letter from the Pope in 1327, he mentions a church in Bykle. The present church building dates to the 1600s and it has been renovated slightly, but it retains its original look. The rosemåling was added in 1826 by Aslak Vasshus from Neslandsvatn in Telemark and Knut Åvoldsson from Bykle. The local Setesdal Museum runs guided tours of the church in the summers.[3]
Media gallery
Exterior
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Front view -
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Surrounding view
Interior
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Front of the church -
Interior with local traditional costume -
Altar -
Ceiling -
Close up of rosemåling on walls -
Front of the church
See also
References
- ^ "Bykle gamle kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- ^ "Bykle gamle kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Bykle kyrkjelege fellesråd. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
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