Husnes Church

Husnes Church
Husnes kyrkje
Husnes Church
Location in Hordaland county
59°52′01″N 5°45′28″E / 59.8670°N 5.7578°E / 59.8670; 5.7578Coordinates: 59°52′01″N 5°45′28″E / 59.8670°N 5.7578°E / 59.8670; 5.7578
Location Kvinnherad, Hordaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated 11 Sept 1874
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) J. Utne
Completed 1874
Specifications
Capacity 280
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Husnes og Holmedal
Deanery Sunnhordland prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Husnes Church (Norwegian: Husnes kyrkje) is a parish church in Kvinnherad municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Husnes. The church is part of the Husnes og Holmedal parish in the Sunnhordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.[1][2]

History

The first church in Husnes was originally called Kaldestad Church, and it was first named in historical records in 1337. That church was likely a stave church. The name was later changed to Husnes Church. Some time before 1660, the church was torn down and replaced by a timber-framed church. In 1874, this church too was torn down, and the present church was built to replace it. The present church is a white, wooden church that seats about 280 people. It was consecrated on 11 September 1874.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Husnes kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
  3. ↑ "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 2015-03-26.


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