Holdhus Church

Holdhus Church
Holdhus kyrkje

View of the church
Holdhus Church
Location in Hordaland county
60°14′30″N 5°49′57″E / 60.2417°N 5.8325°E / 60.2417; 5.8325Coordinates: 60°14′30″N 5°49′57″E / 60.2417°N 5.8325°E / 60.2417; 5.8325
Location Fusa, Hordaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s) Hålandsdalen kyrkje
Founded Before 1306
Architecture
Status Museum
Functional status Active
Completed 1725
Closed 1890
Specifications
Capacity 90
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Fusa
Deanery Hardanger og Voss prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Holdhus Church (Norwegian: Holdhus kyrkje; historically called Hålandsdal kyrkje) is a former parish church in Fusa municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Holdhus. The church is part of the Fusa parish in the Hardanger og Voss deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.[1][2] The church is notable for its interior decorations. The walls are covered in Rosemaling, a type of Norwegian folk-art.

History

The church (called Hålandsdal kyrkje) was founded sometime before 1306 and it has been used for several centuries, serving the Hålandsdal valley. The first building was a stave church. In 1726, the old church was torn down and replaced with a new timber-framed church which seated 90 people. In 1890 the new Hålandsdal Church was completed a short distance to the southeast. When the new church was built, this church was no longer regularly-used as a parish church, and shortly thereafter, it was purchased by the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments. Since then it has been a museum called Holdhus kyrkje and it is still used by the parish for special occasions.[3][4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Holdhus kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
  3. ↑ "Holdhus kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
  4. ↑ "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 2014-07-24.


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