Hornindal Church

Hornindal Church
Hornindal kyrkje
View of the church
Hornindal Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county Hornindal Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
61°58′21″N 6°31′13″E / 61.9725°N 6.5203°ECoordinates: 61°58′21″N 6°31′13″E / 61.9725°N 6.5203°E
Location	Hornindal Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated	30 November 1856
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Ludolph Rolfsen
Completed	1856
Specifications
Capacity	400
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Hornindal
Deanery	Nordfjord prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Hornindal Church (Norwegian: Hornindal kyrkje) is a parish church in Hornindal Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Grodås, at the eastern end of the lake Hornindalsvatnet. The church is part of the Hornindal parish in the Nordfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1856 by the architect Ludolph Rolfsen using plans created by Hans Linstow. The church was consecrated on 30 November 1856 by the priest Wilhelm Frimann Koren. The church seats about 400 people.^[1][2]

History

The first known church in Hornindal was called Hornynarkyrkja and it was located in Ytrehorn, just west of the present location. This church was demolished in 1600 and was replaced by a long, low, wooden church at the nearby Kirkhorn farm. That church was replaced by the present church in 1856.^[3]

See also

• List of churches in Sogn og Fjordane

References

1. "Hornindal kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
3. "Hornindal kyrkje" (in Norwegian). NRK Fylkesleksikon. Retrieved 2013-09-29.