Kvelde Church

Kvelde Church
Kvelde kirke
View of the church
59°11′50″N9°58′04″E / 59.197085°N 9.9676868°E / 59.197085; 9.9676868
Location	Larvik Municipality, Vestfold
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Previous denomination	Catholic Church
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	13th century
Consecrated	11 Oct 1871
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	J.W. Nordan
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1871(153 years ago) (1871)
Specifications
Capacity	250
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Tunsberg
Deanery	Larvik prosti
Parish	Kvelde
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	84859

Kvelde Church (Norwegian : Kvelde kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Larvik Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kvelde. It is the church for the Kvelde parish which is part of the Larvik prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1871 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 250 people. ^{[1] [2]}

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1398, but the church was not built that year. The first church at Kvelde was a wooden stave church that was located along the shore of the river Numedalslågen, about 260 metres (850 ft) to the north of the present site of the church. That church was likely built during the 13th century, but there is very little known about the building. In 1617, the old church was torn down and replaced with a new building. By the 19th century, the building was too small for the parish and it was no longer structurally sound (likely due to the close proximity of the building to the river banks). It was then decided to build a new church building a short distance away from the river, about 260 metres (850 ft) to the south. The new building was designed by Jacob Wilhelm Nordan and it was built using logs donated by local farmers. The church was consecrated on 11 October 1871. The old church was torn down. The new church was a long church with a nave, chancel, and a small sacristy on the south side of the chancel. In 1930, a new sacristy was built on the north side of the chancel. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

See also

• List of churches in Tunsberg

References

1. "Kvelde kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
3. "Kvelde gamle kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage . Retrieved 24 October 2023.
4. "Kvelde kirkested / Kvelde kirke 3" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage . Retrieved 24 October 2023.
5. "Kvelde kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 October 2023.