Old Hjelme Church

Old Hjelme Church
Hjelme gamle kirke

View of the church
Old Hjelme Church
Location in Hordaland county
60°39′03″N 4°49′32″E / 60.6508°N 4.8255°E / 60.6508; 4.8255Coordinates: 60°39′03″N 4°49′32″E / 60.6508°N 4.8255°E / 60.6508; 4.8255
Location Øygarden, Hordaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated 5 Aug 1875
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Completed 1875
Closed 1971
Specifications
Capacity 180
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Hjelme
Deanery Vesthordland prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Old Hjelme Church (Norwegian: Hjelme gamle kirke) is a parish church in Øygarden municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hjelmo on the island of Seløyna. The church is part of the Hjelme parish in the Vesthordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1875 to serve the people on the Øygarden archipelago, who previously had to cross the Hjeltefjorden to go to the Manger Church or Hordabø Church. The church seated 180 people and was designed by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church was consecrated on 5 August 1875 and it was in regular use until 1971 when the new (larger) Hjelme Church was opened. Since then, this church has only been used for special situations such as weddings and funerals.[1][2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Hjelme gamle kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-11-26.


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