Oppheim Church

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Oppheim Church
Oppheim kyrkje
Oppheim kyrkje01.JPG
View of the church
Oppheim Church is located in Vestland
Oppheim Church
Oppheim Church
Location of the church
60°47′34″N 6°34′31″E / 60.79278°N 6.57528°E / 60.79278; 6.57528Coordinates: 60°47′34″N 6°34′31″E / 60.79278°N 6.57528°E / 60.79278; 6.57528
LocationVoss, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Uppheim kyrkje
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1871
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishOppheim
DeaneryHardanger og Voss prosti
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85227

Oppheim Church (Norwegian: Oppheim kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Voss Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of , located on the northern shore of the lake Oppheimsvatnet. It is the church for the Oppheim parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1871 using designs by the architect . The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]

History[]

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1329, but it was built before that time. The first church was probably a stave church, and it was located about 200 metres (660 ft) northwest of the present site by the lake Oppheimsvatnet. Little is known about that church and it was torn down in the 1670s and replaced by a log church that was completed in 1676. In 1871, a new church was built about 200 metres (660 ft) to the southeast, on the shore of the lake Oppheimsvatnet. After the new church was completed, the old church was torn down. The old cemetery by the old church was in use until 1875. The present church in the new location was consecrated on 4 October 1871 by the local Dean Irgens.[3][4][5]

Media gallery[]

  • Oppheim kyrkje Lindahl.jpeg
  • 8203 Parti fra Opheim - no-nb digifoto 20160308 00256 bldsa FAKnudsen 12.jpg

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References[]

  1. ^ "Oppheim kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Oppheim Kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Oppheim gamle kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Oppheim kyrkjestad / Oppheim kyrkje 3" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

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