Vanylven Church
History
In 1844, the parish of Vanylven considered expanding the Old Vanylven Church since it was too small for the population, but this was not carried out. A law passed in 1851 required the church be able to seat at least 30% of the people living in the parish, so it had to be enlarged or replaced. Years of debate ensued and eventually it was decided that a new church would be built. Since there was not much room on the old site to build a larger church and the fact that most of the parish was living in Fiskåbygd, it was also decided to move the church site about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the north. In 1863, the old church was torn down and the same year, a new Vanylven Church was built in the nearby village of Slagnes. The new church was designed by Georg Andreas Bull, and the same drawings were later used for building a new Davik Church nearby. Construction was completed in the fall of 1863, and a number of items were transferred from the old church. The new church was consecrated on 21 February 1864. In 1959, a large new sacristy was built on the northeast end of the building. The new sacristy included a basement where there are bathrooms.
See also
References
- ^ "Vanylven kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Vanylven kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Kulturnett.no. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
- ^ "Vanylven kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Vanylven kyrkjestad / Vanylven kyrkje 2" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 13 August 2021.