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Fjærland Church - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 61°24′13″N 6°44′23″E / 61.4036239269°N 6.73962816596°E

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Fjærland Church
Fjærland kyrkje
View of the church

61°24′13″N 6°44′23″E / 61.4036239269°N 6.73962816596°E / 61.4036239269; 6.73962816596
Location	Sogndal Municipality, Vestland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Previous denomination	Catholic Church
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)	Mundal kyrkje
Status	Parish church
Founded	13th century
Consecrated	13 Aug 1931
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Christian Heinrich Grosch
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1861 (163 years ago) (1861)
Specifications
Capacity	300
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Bjørgvin bispedømme
Deanery	Sogn prosti
Parish	Fjærland

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Listed
ID	84153

Fjærland Church (Norwegian: Fjærland kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sogndal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fjærland, near the northern end of the Fjærlandsfjorden. It is the church for the Fjærland parish which is part of the Sogn prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1861 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Henrik Grosch. The church seats about 300 people.^[1]^[2]

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1306, but the church was not new that year. The first church at Fjærland was likely built in the 12th century and it was a wooden stave church. Historically, the church was also known as the Mundal Church. In 1610, the church was destroyed in a storm. A new timber-framed long church was built at Mundal to replace the old church. The building was described as a small church with a nave that measured about 10 by 7.5 metres (33 ft × 25 ft) and a choir that measured about 5 by 5 metres (16 ft × 16 ft). Inside, the church had twisted black and brown colored branches painted on the walls and the ceiling had a large painting of the sun, moon, and stars. Around 1680, a new church porch and tower were built on the west end. In 1861, the church was torn down to make room for the present church.^[3]^[4]

In 1931, the church was expanded and remodeled. The architect Johan Lindstrom was responsible for the major expansion of the church that year.^[3] During the renovation, the old steeple was removed and a spire with a cross on top was put in its place, giving the church a unique look. The church was consecrated again on 13 August 1931 by Bishop Andreas Fleischer after the renovations.^[5]^[4]

From ancient times the village had no road connections to the outside world. All transportation to and from the outside world took place via the Fjærlandsfjord. The first road into Fjærland to Skei in Jølster to the north was in 1986 and then a road and tunnel to Sogndalsfjøra to the south was completed in 1994. After a referendum in 2000, the village was transferred from Balestrand to Sogndal municipality. This also meant that the church switched from the Balestrand parish to the Sogndal parish.^[6]^[5]^[4]

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Exterior front
Exterior back
View of the spire
View of the main doors
View of the church before the 1931 reconstruction

References

^ "Fjærland kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Fjærland kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Fjærland kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b Henden Aaraas, Margrethe; Vengen, Sigurd; Gjerde, Anders. "Fjærland kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
^ "Fjærland kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Sogndal kyrkjelege fellesråd. Retrieved 12 February 2014.

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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