Uskedalen Church

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Uskedalen Church
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Uskedalen Church
59°55′53″N5°51′29″E / 59.9313091833395°N 5.858163088560°E / 59.9313091833395; 5.858163088560 Coordinates: 59°55′53″N5°51′29″E / 59.9313091833395°N 5.858163088560°E / 59.9313091833395; 5.858163088560
Location Kvinnherad, Vestland
CountryNorway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Founded1914
Consecrated 16 Dec 1914
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s) Olaf Nordhagen and
Engel Sundfjord
Architectural type Long church
Completed1914(109 years ago) (1914)
Specifications
Capacity226
Materials Wood
Administration
Diocese Bjørgvin bispedømme
Deanery Sunnhordland prosti
Parish Uskedalen
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID 85730

Uskedalen Church (Norwegian : Uskedalen kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvinnherad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Uskedal. It is the church for the Uskedalen parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1914 using plans drawn up by the architects Olaf Nordhagen and Engel Sundfjord. The church seats about 226 people. [1] [2]

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History

A burial ground was built in Uskedal in 1896 and consecrated in February 1897. The idea of building a church in Uskedal was put forward at the same time by the people of the village, but the Church Ministry's consent was not given until 1913 when permission was given to build a chapel on a designated plot on the Myklebust farm using designs drawn up by Olaf Nordhagen. The new church building was consecrated on 16 December 1914. It stood in its original design until 1964 when a major renovation work was started according to plans prepared by architect Ole Halvorsen from Bergen. In this renovation, the chancel and sacristies were enlarged and reconfigured and the church porch was also enlarged and the tower was redesigned as well. [3]

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References

  1. "Uskedalen kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. Lidén, Hans-Emil. "Uskedalen kapell" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 20 November 2021.