Stårheim Church
| Stårheim Church | |
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| Stårheim kyrkje | |
 View of the church | |
  Stårheim Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county  Stårheim Church Stårheim Church (Norway) | |
| 61°55′07″N 5°45′57″E / 61.9186°N 5.7658°E | |
| Location | Eid, Sogn og Fjordane |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Consecrated | 4 Dec 1864 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Christian Heinrich Grosch |
| Completed | 1864 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 350 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin |
| Deanery | Nordfjord prosti |
| Parish | Stårheim |
Stårheim Church (Template:Lang-no) is a parish church in Eid Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Stårheim. The church is part of the Stårheim parish in the Nordfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1864 by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 350 people.[1][2]
History
Stårheim has been the site of a church for almost a thousand years. The first (known) church at Stårheim was built in the 12th century and it was in use until 1338. Not much is known about the church, but in 1338 Erling Vidkunsson wrote a letter to Bishop Haakon in Bergen that some robbers had broken into the church and set it on fire. A second church was built to replace the one that burned. This church was a stave church and it was used until approximately 1600. A new (third) church was built around 1600 to replace the old church. It was a timber/log church that was used until a large fire on 10 January 1859 heavily damaged the structure. The fourth (and present) church was completed soon after in 1864.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Stårheim kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
- ^ "Stårheim kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Eid kyrkjelege fellesråd. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
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