Old Bømlo Church

Old Bømlo Church
Bømlo gamle kyrkje

View of the church
Old Bømlo Church
Location in Hordaland county
59°36′31″N 5°12′53″E / 59.6086°N 5.2147°E / 59.6086; 5.2147Coordinates: 59°36′31″N 5°12′53″E / 59.6086°N 5.2147°E / 59.6086; 5.2147
Location Bømlo, Hordaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Founded Bef. 1360
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Completed 1621
Specifications
Capacity 150
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Bømlo
Deanery Sunnhordland prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Old Bømlo Church (Norwegian: Bømlo gamle kyrkje) is a parish church in Bømlo municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Langevåg on the southern tip of the island of Bømlo. The church is part of the Bømlo parish in the Sunnhordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.[1][2]

History

The first church in Langevåg was built sometime before the year 1360. That medieval church was torn down in 1620 and replaced with the present church in 1621. The white, wooden church seats about 150 people. It has been renovated several times since it was built, most recently in 1951. The present church became too small for the congregation and so in 1960, a new, modern Bømlo Church was built nearby. The new church seats about 500 people. The old church is still in use, but mostly for special events such as weddings and special services.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bømlo gamle kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
  3. ↑ "Bømlo Gamle Kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Bømlo kyrkjelege fellesråd. Retrieved 2015-02-24.



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