Hundvin Church
History
Historically, the people living on the east side of the Lurefjorden had to cross the fjord to get to the Lygra Church. In 1884, a cemetery was built at Hundvin so that parishioners could be buried closer to their homes, without having to transport a body across the fjord by boat. Soon after, the people began asking for a chapel to be built by the cemetery. It wasn't until the mid-1930s that the parish was ready to build the church. The new building was designed by the National Architecture Agency. The church was consecrated on 9 December 1936 by the Bishop Andreas Fleischer. Originally, it was an annex chapel within the Lindås Church parish. In 1990, a bathroom and storage area was built to the north and south sides of the church porch. In 1998, the chapel was upgraded to parish church status.
See also
References
- ^ "Hundvin kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ Trædal, Vidar. "Hundvin kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Hundvin kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 21 October 2021.