Old Eidfjord Church
| Old Eidfjord Church | |
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| Eidfjord gamle kyrkje | |
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  Old Eidfjord Church Location of the church  Old Eidfjord Church Old Eidfjord Church (Norway) | |
| 60°27′41″N 7°04′14″E / 60.461389°N 7.070556°E | |
| Location | Eidfjord Municipality, Vestland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Vik kyrkje |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Rectangular |
| Completed | 1309 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 100 |
| Materials | Stone |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
| Deanery | Hardanger og Voss prosti |
| Parish | Eidfjord |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Automatically protected |
| ID | 84069 |
Old Eidfjord Church (Norwegian: Eidfjord gamle kyrkje) is a former parish church of the Church of Norway in Eidfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Eidfjord. It was historically the church for the Eidfjord parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The whitewashed, stone church was built in a rectangular style around the year 1309 by an unknown architect. The church seats about 100 people.[1][2]
History
The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to around the year 1309. The church was the main church for the Eidfjord parish (sokn) until 1981 when the new Eidfjord Church was completed. The old church is now used only for special occasions since it only seats about 100 people. The church is decorated as to look as it did in the 18th century.[3][4]
Media gallery
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View of the rear of the building -
Wedding procession (1915) -
Exterior view (1927) -
Exterior (c. 1940) -
Front view (undated) -
Exterior (c. 1950) -
Interior view (1912) -
Interior (1915)
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See also
References
- ^ "Eidfjord gamle kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Eidfjord gamle kirke" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ^ "Eidfjord kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
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