Heskestad Church (Norwegian: Heskestad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lund Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Heskestad. It is the church for the Heskestad parish which is part of the Dalane prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1905 using designs by the architect Victor Nordan. The church seats about 240 people.[1][2][3]
| Heskestad Church | |
|---|---|
| Heskestad kirke Hæskestad kyrkje | |
 View of the church | |
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| 58°29′52″N 6°21′34″E / 58.497845°N 06.359358°E | |
| Location | Lund Municipality, Rogaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 13th century |
| Consecrated | 1904 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Victor Nordan |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1904 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 240 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Stavanger bispedømme |
| Deanery | Dalane prosti |
| Parish | Heskestad |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Not protected |
| ID | 84568 |
History
editThe earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1380, but the church was not new that year. The medieval stave church was renovated during the first half of the 1600s. In 1734, the old church was torn down and replaced with a new building. In 1827, the church building was again torn down and replaced with a new building. In 1905, a new church was constructed about 700 metres (0.43 mi) north of the old church site. After the new church was completed, the old church was torn down.[4][5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Heskestad kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Hæskestad kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Lund kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "Heskestad kirkested / Heskestad kirke 4" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Heskestad gamle kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 12 September 2020.