Bergsdalen Church

Bergsdalen Church
Bergsdalen kyrkje
View of the church
60°34′18″N5°57′02″E / 60.5715967884°N 5.9506099818°E / 60.5715967884; 5.9506099818 Coordinates: 60°34′18″N5°57′02″E / 60.5715967884°N 5.9506099818°E / 60.5715967884; 5.9506099818
Location	Vaksdal, Vestland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1943
Consecrated	3 July 1955
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Leiv Tvilde
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1955(66 years ago) (1955)
Specifications
Capacity	140
Materials	Stone
Administration
Parish	Bergsdalen
Deanery	Hardanger og Voss prosti
Diocese	Bjørgvin bispedømme
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	83878

Bergsdalen Church (Norwegian : Bergsdalen kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vaksdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Bergsdalen valley, east of the village of Dale. It is the church for the Bergsdalen parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The gray, stone church was built in a long church design in 1955 using plans drawn up by the architect Leiv Tvilde. The church seats about 140 people. ^{[1] [2]}

History

In 1902, a cemetery was built to serve the mountain valley of Bergsdalen. Nearly 50 years later, a church was built beside the cemetery so that the people of the valley did not have to travel so far to get to a church. The church was designed by Leiv Tvilde and Johannes Øvsthus was the lead builder. The stone church has a nave with a choir on the east end. There's a small sacristy extension off of the choir. The church porch is located on the west end of the nave. There is a basement under the church which houses a church hall. The new church was consecrated on 3 July 1955 by the Bishop Ragnvald Indrebø. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

See also

• List of churches in Bjørgvin

References

1. "Bergsdalen kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
3. "Bergsdalen kyrkje". Vaksdal historielag. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
4. "Bergsdalen kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 October 2021.
5. Hoff, Anna Marte. "Bergsdalen kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 22 October 2021.