Åkra Church (Hordaland)

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Åkra Church
Åkra kyrkje

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Åkra Church (Norway)
59°47′25″N6°06′01″E / 59.7902°N 6.1002°E / 59.7902; 6.1002 Coordinates: 59°47′25″N6°06′01″E / 59.7902°N 6.1002°E / 59.7902; 6.1002
Location Kvinnherad, Hordaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Completed 1735
Specifications
Capacity 270
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Åkra
Deanery Sunnhordland prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

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

Norwegian language North Germanic language spoken in Norway

Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken mainly in Norway, where it is the official language. Along with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a dialect continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional varieties, and some Norwegian and Swedish dialects, in particular, are very close. These Scandinavian languages, together with Faroese and Icelandic as well as some extinct languages, constitute the North Germanic languages. Faroese and Icelandic are hardly mutually intelligible with Norwegian in their spoken form because continental Scandinavian has diverged from them. While the two Germanic languages with the greatest numbers of speakers, English and German, have close similarities with Norwegian, neither is mutually intelligible with it. Norwegian is a descendant of Old Norse, the common language of the Germanic peoples living in Scandinavia during the Viking Era.

Parish church church which acts as the religious centre of a parish

A parish church in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, often allowing its premises to be used for non-religious community events. The church building reflects this status, and there is considerable variety in the size and style of parish churches. Many villages in Europe have churches that date back to the Middle Ages, but all periods of architecture are represented.

Kvinnherad Municipality in Hordaland, Norway

Kvinnherad is a municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnhordland, along the Hardangerfjorden. The municipality is the 5th in size in Hordaland county.

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History

The church in Åkra has been around since the Middle Ages. That stave church was first named in historical records in 1329. That old church was torn down and in 1735 a new church was built. This new church was a white, wooden building that seats about 270 people. The church has been renovated since then, but it is still in use. [3]

Middle Ages Period of European history from the 5th through the 15th centuries

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Stave church Medieval wooden church with post and beam construction prevalent in Norway

A stave church is a medieval wooden Christian church building once common in north-western Europe. The name derives from the building's structure of post and lintel construction, a type of timber framing where the load-bearing ore-pine posts are called stafr in Old Norse. Two related church building types also named for their structural elements, the post church and palisade church, are often called 'stave churches'.

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References

  1. ↑ "Åkra kyrkje, Kvinnherad". 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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