Granvin Church
History
The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1306, but it was not built that year. The first church was a wooden stave church that was likely built during the 13th century. There were covered corridors surrounding the whole stave church. In 1690–1692, the nave was extended to the west and a new tower was constructed on the west end of the newly enlarged nave. The new construction was a timber-framed building attached to the medieval stave construction. Then in 1703, the choir was also extended to the east by 5 metres (16 ft). In 1726, the church was sold to two private landowners Kristoffer Aamundsen Ødven and Sivert Gundersen. At the time of the sale, the 14.5-by-6.9-metre (48 ft × 23 ft) building was described as "very rundown". Shortly thereafter, the church was torn down and replaced by a new timber-framed long church building. The new church was about 1/3rd larger in both width and length, measuring 22.5 by 8.7 metres (74 ft × 29 ft). In 1853–1855, the church was renovated to the layout of the present-day church. The church was sold to the parish in 1857. In 1911, the church was renovated again.
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References
- ^ "Granvin kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Granvin kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Hoff, Anne Marte; Storsletten, Ola. "Granvin kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Granvin kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 October 2021.