Ølve Church

Ølve Church
Ølve kyrkje
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59°59′33″N 5°47′04″E / 59.99258354253°N 5.78450560569°E / 59.99258354253; 5.78450560569
LocationKvinnherad, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded14th century
Consecrated13 Oct 1861
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Linstow
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1861 (163 years ago) (1861)
Specifications
Capacity230
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySunnhordland prosti
ParishØlve
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85903

Ølve Church (Norwegian: Ølve kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvinnherad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ølve. It is the church for the Ølve parish which is part of the Sunnhordland 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 Hans Linstow. The church seats about 230 people.[1][2]

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1432, but it was not new that year. The first church in Ølve was probably a wooden stave church that may have been built during the 14th century. Nothing is known about that church. Around the 1640s, the old stave church was torn down and replaced with a new timber-framed building (one source says that this may have happened in 1615). The Barony Rosendal was established in 1678 and the church was given as part of the barony. In 1788, the church was renovated. The church was owned by the Barony from 1678 until 1855 when it was sold to the municipality. Soon afterwards, the municipality determined that the old church needed to be replaced. In 1861, the church was torn down and replaced with a new church on the same site. The new church was consecrated on 13 October 1861. In 1953, an extension on the north side of the choir was constructed during a major repair and rebuilding of the church that was carried out under the direction of architect Torgeir Alvsaker.[3][4][5]

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References

  1. ^ "Ølve kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. ^ Lidén, Hans-Emil. "Ølve kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Ølve kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Ølve kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 November 2021.