Austevoll Church
| Austevoll Church | |
|---|---|
| Austevoll kirke | |
 View of the church | |
  Austevoll Church Location in Hordaland county  Austevoll Church Austevoll Church (Norway) | |
| 60°05′37″N 5°13′21″E / 60.0937°N 5.2225°E | |
| Location | Austevoll, Hordaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Consecrated | 22 Jan 1891 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Hans Heinrich Jess |
| Completed | 1890 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 400 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin |
| Deanery | Fana prosti |
| Parish | Austevoll |
Austevoll Church (Norwegian: Austevoll kirke) is the main parish church in Austevoll municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Storebø. The church is part of the Austevoll parish in the Fana deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1890 based upon designs by the architect Hans Heinrich Jess (1847-1916). The church seats about 400 people.[1][2][3]
History
The first Austevoll Church was built in the middle ages on the small island of Sandtorv. The church was torn down and moved to Austevollshella on the island of Hundvåko in the 1650s. That church was in use for over 200 years. In 1891, the church was torn down and a new church (the present church) was rebuilt on the nearby island of Huftarøy in the village of Storebø. This new church was consecrated on 22 January 1891 by the Bishop Waldemar Hvoslef.[4]
The present Hundvåkøy Chapel now sits on the site at Austevollshella where the old Austevoll Church was located from the 1650s until 1891.
See also
References
- ^ "Austevoll kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
- ^ "Hans Heinrich Jess". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
- ^ "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 2015-01-08.
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