Samnanger Church

Samnanger Church
Samnanger kyrkje

View of the church
Samnanger Church
Location in Hordaland county
Samnanger Church
Location in Hordaland county
60°23′57″N 5°42′37″E / 60.3992°N 5.7103°E / 60.3992; 5.7103Coordinates: 60°23′57″N 5°42′37″E / 60.3992°N 5.7103°E / 60.3992; 5.7103
Location Samnanger, Hordaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Andreas Grønning
Style Octagonal
Completed 1851
Specifications
Capacity 250
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Samnanger
Deanery Hardanger og Voss prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Samnanger Church (Norwegian: Samnanger kyrkje) is a parish church in Samnanger municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Årland. The church is part of the Samnanger parish in the Hardanger og Voss deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden, octagonal church was built in 1851 by the architect Andreas Grønning. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]

History

The first church at Samnanger was built during the Middle Ages. It may have been a stave church, but little is known of it. It may have been built as early as the 12th century. In 1652, that church was replaced with a new timber-framed church. That church was long and narrow—about 18 by 8.5 metres (59 by 28 ft). That church was replaced in 1851 with the present church building. It was designed by Andreas Grønning who gave it a basilica style, but also gave it an octagonal floor plan.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Samnanger kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
  3. ↑ "Samnanger kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Samnanger kyrkjelege fellesråd. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
  4. ↑ "Samnanger kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 2014-07-13.



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