Dale Church (Fjaler)
| Dale Church | |
|---|---|
| Dale kyrkje | |
 View of the church | |
  Dale Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county | |
| 61°21′44″N 5°23′49″E / 61.3623°N 5.3970°E | |
| Location | Fjaler Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Consecrated | 24 November 1864 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Completed | 1864 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 550 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin |
| Deanery | Sunnfjord prosti |
| Parish | Fjaler |
Dale Church (Norwegian: Dale kyrkje) is the main parish church in Fjaler Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Dale. The church is part of the Fjaler parish in the Sunnfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white wooden church was built in 1864 and it was consecrated on 24 November of that year by the Dean Johan Carl Christie. The church seats about 550 people.[1][2][3]
History
There are no accurate information about when the first church was built in Dale. The first church was probably a stave church. Historical records from 1350 a "Dalskirkue" is named, probably referring to the church in Dale. That church was probably the second church in Fjaler. It was demolished in 1593 to make room for a new church: a tarred, timber church, which stood until 1863. The famous painter Anders Askevold painted an oil painting from Dalsbygda in 1853 which includes that church.
In 1772, all the churches in the parish were sold at auction and became privately owned, but in 1860, the owner of the Dale Church gave the church back to the parish for free. The parish council decided that the church was too small and in poor condition, so it was torn down in 1863 and the new (present) church was completed the following year.[4][5]
See also
References
- ^ "Dale kyrkje, Fjaler". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
- ^ "Dale kyrkje i Fjaler" (in Norwegian). Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
- ^ "Dale kyrkje" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
- ^ "Dale kyrkje if Fjaler" (in Norwegian). Fjaler kommune. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
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