Borgund Church (Lærdal)

Coordinates: 61°02′48″N 7°48′45″E / 61.04665001602°N 7.81241360305°E

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Borgund Church
Borgund kyrkje
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61°02′48″N 7°48′45″E / 61.04665001602°N 7.81241360305°E / 61.04665001602; 7.81241360305
Location	Lærdal Municipality, Vestland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1868
Consecrated	28 August 1868
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Christian Christie
Architectural type	Long church
Style	Dragestil
Completed	1868 (156 years ago) (1868)
Specifications
Capacity	175
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Bjørgvin bispedømme
Deanery	Sogn prosti
Parish	Borgund

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Listed
ID	83933

Borgund Church (Norwegian: Borgund kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lærdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Borgund. It is the church for the Borgund parish which is part of the Sogn prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The red, wooden church was built in a long church design and in the dragestil style in 1868 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Christie. The church seats about 175 people.^[1]^[2]

History

The church was built in 1868 to replace the ancient Borgund Stave Church, located right next to it. The new church was consecrated on 28 August 1868 by Pastor Henning Frimann Dahl. The church was built because the old stave church was too small for the parish, so the new church was built and the old one was turned into a museum. Christian Christie designed a new stave church-inspired building and the lead builders were F. Gade and C. Aghte.^[3]^[4]

In a deal worked out by the local priest and the municipal council, the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments paid for two-thirds of the cost of the new church and in exchange, they took over the old stave church afterwards. After the construction was finished, there was some disagreement between the municipality and the Society, so the actual transfer of ownership did not happen until 1877. In 1948, the church received electric lighting.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Borgund kyrkje, Lærdal". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
^ ^a ^b Henden Aaraas, Margrethe; Vengen, Sigurd; Gjerde, Anders. "Borgund kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Borgund kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 October 2021.

v t e Church of Norway churches in the Sogn prosti in Vestland county, Norway
	Aurland Municipality: Bakka Flåm Undredal Vangen Lærdal Municipality: Borgund Old Borgund Hauge Tønjum
	Luster Municipality: Dale Fet Fortun Gaupne Old Gaupne Hafslo Joranger Jostedal Nes Solvorn Urnes Veitastrond
	Sogndal Municipality: Fjærland Kaupanger Stedje Ølmheim Kvamsøy Sæle Tjugum Leikanger
	Vik Municipality: Arnafjord Feios Fresvik Hopperstad Hove Vangsnes Vik Årdal Municipality: Farnes Årdal

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