Hersvik Church
History
In 1888, the prestegjeld (parish) of Solund was established, when it was separated from the large parish of Gulen. At that time, the new parish did not have enough churches for the number of people in the parish, so they began to plan for a new church in the northern part of the municipality. The church was designed by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan, and it was modeled after the nearby Fedje Church, located to the south of Solund. The church was to be a wooden long church with a 10.4-by-7.8-metre (34 ft × 26 ft) nave and a 4.4-by-4.4-metre (14 ft × 14 ft) choir. The parish hired Peter Gabrielsen as the lead builder for the church. Construction began in the spring of 1891 and it lasted for several months. The new church was consecrated on 10 November 1891 by Bishop Fredrik Waldemar Hvoslef. The new church cost about 8500 kr. In 1915, the church received its first wood stove (it had no heat source before that time). In 1962, electric lighting and heat were installed in the church. From its consecration in 1891 until 1 January 2000, the church was the main church for the Hersvik parish. On 1 January 2000, the three parishes in the municipality of Solund were merged into one large parish with three churches.
See also
References
- ^ "Hersvik kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ Henden Aaraas, Margrethe; Vengen, Sigurd; Gjerde, Anders. "Hersvik kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "Hersvik kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 October 2021.