Husnes Church
| Husnes Church | |
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| Husnes kyrkje | |
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| 59°52′01″N 5°45′28″E / 59.8670°N 5.7578°E | |
| Location | Kvinnherad, Vestland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Kaldestad kirke |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 14th century |
| Consecrated | 11 Sept 1874 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | J. Utne |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1874 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 280 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
| Deanery | Sunnhordland prosti |
| Parish | Husnes og Holmedal |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Not protected |
| ID | 84670 |
Husnes Church (Template:Lang-no) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvinnherad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Husnes. It one of the three churches for the Husnes og Holmedal parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1874 using designs by the architect J. Utne. The church seats about 280 people.[1][2]
History
This church has existed since the middle ages. The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1337, but it was not new that year. The first church was located at Kaldestad, about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) southwest of the present site of the church. At that time, it was called Kaldestad Church. That church was likely a stave church. Some time before 1660, the old church was torn down and replaced by a timber-framed church.[3] In 1874, the church was no longer able to fit the congregation and a new, larger church was needed. A new church was built about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) to the northeast in the village of Husnes, and it was renamed Husnes Church. The new church was consecrated on 11 September 1874 and the old church was torn down soon after.[4][5]
See also
References
- ^ "Husnes kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Kaldestad kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ "Husnes kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
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