Bygstad Church

Bygstad Church
Bygstad kyrkje

View of the church
Bygstad Church

Location in Sogn og Fjordane county

61°22′49″N 5°39′53″E / 61.3804°N 5.6646°ECoordinates: 61°22′49″N 5°39′53″E / 61.3804°N 5.6646°E
Location Gaular Municipality,
Sogn og Fjordane
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated 2 November 1845
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Hans Linstow
Completed 1845
Specifications
Capacity 300
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Bygstad
Deanery Sunnfjord prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Bygstad Church (Norwegian: Bygstad kyrkje) is a parish church in Gaular Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bygstad. The church is part of the Bygstad parish in the Sunnfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.[1][2]

History

In the 1840s, the old stave church in Bygstad was decaying and in need of extensive repairs. It was decided to build a new church, a little west of the old church. After building the new church, the old church was torn down. There was some controversy over this plan, because some wanted to restore the old church. The new church, which has 300 seats, was consecrated 2 November 1845 by Dean Johan Grønnlund. It was built using architectural drawings by Hans Linstow.

In 1939, the new church was moved from its original site at Eide back to the Bygstad farm and it was rebuilt by architect K.W. Essendrop. The newly rebuilt church was consecrated on 11 October 1939 by Bishop Andreas Fleischer.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bygstad kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  3. ↑ "Bygstad kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2013-12-02.