Evanger Church

Evanger Church
Evanger kyrkje
View of the church
60°38′50″N6°06′54″E / 60.64724315637°N 6.11486256122°E / 60.64724315637; 6.11486256122
Location	Voss, Vestland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Previous denomination	Catholic Church
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	13th century
Consecrated	1851
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Hans Linstow
Architectural type	Long church
Style	Empire style
Completed	1851(173 years ago) (1851)
Specifications
Capacity	250
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Bjørgvin bispedømme
Deanery	Hardanger og Voss prosti
Parish	Evanger og Bolstad
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Listed
ID	84105

Evanger Church (Norwegian : Evanger kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Voss Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Evanger. It is the church for the Evanger og Bolstad parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1851 using plans drawn up by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 250 people. ^{[1] [2]}

History

There has been a church at Evanger since the Middle Ages. It was first recorded in historical records in 1315, but the church was not built that year. The first church was a wooden stave church that was likely built during the 13th century. The old church was torn down in the 1600s and replaced by a new timber-framed long church on the same site. It had a rectangular 11 by 8 metres (36 ft × 26 ft) nave and a square 6.8 by 6.8 metres (22 ft × 22 ft) choir with a tower on the west end. In 1673, a new tower was constructed. During the late-1600s, church records show a flurry of construction activity including a new roof, ceiling, and second floor seating gallery in addition to new interior and exterior painting. In 1702–1704, the old tower was torn down and a brand new tower built in its place. The church had a 11.3-by-8.2-metre (37 ft × 27 ft) nave with a 7-by-7-metre (23 ft × 23 ft) choir on the east end. Johan Christian Dahl included Evanger Church in one of his paintings in 1831 (the only known image of that church that is still in existence, however, the image does not really match written descriptions of the building). ^{[3] [4] [5]}

In 1851, the old church was torn down and replaced with a new church on the same site, reusing one of the foundation walls from the previous church. This new church was built using designs drawn by Hans Linstow and the lead builder was Ole Syslak. The nave measures about 12.6 by 9.7 metres (41 ft × 32 ft) and the choir on the east end measures about 5.7 by 9.7 metres (19 ft × 32 ft). A small sacristy is located to the east of the choir. The church is decorated in the Empire style. During the 1950s, the church porch was rebuilt and enlarged. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

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See also

• List of churches in Bjørgvin

References

1. "Evanger kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
3. "Evanger kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage . Retrieved 25 May 2020.
4. "Evanger kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 October 2021.
5. Trædal, Vidar. "Evanger kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 24 October 2021.