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Holum Church

Holum Church (Norwegian: Holum kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lindesnes Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Krossen. It is the church for the Holum parish which is part of the Lister og Mandal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1825 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 480 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1307, but there is reason to believe that the stave church present then was already old. The church was likely built during the 12th century. According to local tradition, the oldest church must have stood on Monen, a former arid area about 800 metres (2,600 ft) south of the current church, by the river Mandalselva. Around the year 1550, an old Holum Church was torn down and replaced with a timber-framed building with a long church design on the same site where the present church sits. In 1814, this church served as an election church (Norwegian: valgkirke). Together with more than 300 other parish churches across Norway, it was a polling station for elections to the 1814 Norwegian Constituent Assembly which wrote the Constitution of Norway. This was Norway's first national elections. Each church parish was a constituency that elected people called "electors" who later met together in each county to elect the representatives for the assembly that was to meet at Eidsvoll Manor later that year. In 1823, the church was again torn down and a new cruciform church was built on the same site. The new church was mostly completed in 1824 and consecrated on 4 September 1825 by the Bishop Johan Storm Munch. See also List of churches in Agder og Telemark References
Øyslebø Church

Øyslebø Church (Norwegian: Øyslebø kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lindesnes Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Øyslebø. It is one of the churches for the Marnardal parish which is part of the Lister og Mandal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1797 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Vermundson Skjøllingstad. The church seats about 350 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1405, but it was not new at that time. The old stave church was likely built in the 13th century. In 1460 (or 1560), the old church was torn down and replaced with a new timber-framed building. A lot of the materials from the old church were reused in the construction of the new church. In 1797, the church building was torn down and a new cruciform church building was constructed on the same site. See also List of churches in Agder og Telemark References
Laudal Church

Laudal Church (Norwegian: Laudal kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lindesnes Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Laudal. It is one of the churches for the Marnardal parish which is part of the Lister og Mandal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1826 using plans drawn up by the architect Leg Askildsen Hallingskaar. The church seats about 300 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1428, but the church was not new that year. In 1501, a church building on this site was consecrated, but it is not known if it was a newly built church or a renovation of an existing building. In 1777, the nave of the church was torn down and rebuilt, but the chancel was unchanged. In 1826, the entire church was torn down and a new building was constructed on the same site. Some of the old foundation wall was reused in the new construction. See also List of churches in Agder og Telemark References
Haughom Chapel

Haughom Church (Norwegian: Haughom kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Sirdal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Haughom on the eastern shore of the lake Sirdalsvatnet. It one of the four churches in the Sirdal parish which is part of the Lister og Mandal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1930 using plans drawn up by the architect John A. Søyland. The church seats about 150 people. History For a long time, the people in the northern part of Bakke Municipality had a long journey to the local parish church. After about 10–15 years of discussions and fundraising, a church was built in 1930. The church was consecrated on 9 October 1930 by the Bishop Bernt Støylen. The church was financed by a grant from the national government of 4,000 kr and a municipal grant of 2,000 kr plus donations from the residents of the area of about 10,000 kr. See also List of churches in Agder og Telemark References
Lunde Church (Agder)

Lunde Church (Norwegian: Lunde kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Sirdal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Lunde in the northern part of the municipality. It one of the four churches in the Sirdal parish which is part of the Lister og Mandal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1873 using plans drawn up by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 250 people. History A small chapel was built at Lunde in the upper Sirdalen valley in 1819. In the 1840s, plans were discussed to replace Tonstad Church and this chapel with a new, larger church in a more central location (at Hompland). These plans were ultimately rejected by the parish and instead, both churches would be rebuilt and enlarged. By a Royal Decree on 29 October 1847, Lunde chapel was approved as a parish church. Sirdal Municipality was created in 1849 and it became its own prestegjeld in 1854 with Tonstad Church designated as the main parish church and Lunde Church as an annex. The chapel building from 1819 was soon too small for the congregation, so a new church was built in 1873 (the present church). The newly reconstructed church was consecrated on 1 October 1873 by the Bishop Jacob von der Lippe. See also List of churches in Agder og Telemark References
Tonstad Church

Tonstad Church (Norwegian: Tonstad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Sirdal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tonstad. It one of the four churches in the Sirdal parish which is part of the Lister og Mandal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1852 using plans drawn up by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 300 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1461, but the first church here may have been built in the early 13th century. The first church here was likely a stave church and it was dedicated to St. Mary. In 1639, records show that a runic inscription about the Virgin Mary in the north tower was found and dated to around the year 1200, making it likely that the church was built before that time. The old medieval church was probably torn down in the year 1625. That same year, a new timber-framed church was built on the same site. In 1852, that church was again replaced with a new church. The new church was built slightly beside the old church and it was consecrated on 7 October 1852 by the Bishop Jacob von der Lippe. The new church was rather unique in that it has a gallery that encircles the whole church room including above the sacristy in the choir. See also List of churches in Agder og Telemark References
Old Vennesla Church

Old Vennesla Church (Norwegian: Vennesla gamle kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vennesla Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vennesla. It is one of the churches for the Vennesla parish which is part of the Otredal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, stone church was built in a long church design in 1830 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 240 people. Since the new Vennesla Church was completed in 2022, this church building has only been used for smaller occasions and special events. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date to the year 1620, but the church was pretty old at that time. At that time, the church had 2 bells which were described as "almost useless" plus several very old pieces of furniture in the building. In 1638, a new, small, wooden church was built on the same site. By the 1820s, the church was too small and in need of expansion or replacement. After many issues arising from the new location, type of materials to use, lack of money, difficulty in transporting materials, and issues with the workers, construction began in 1829 on a site just east of the old church. The new stone church was consecrated on 22 August 1830. Afterwards, the old church was torn down (the old church site was between the present church and the current road). The main nave and choir were made of stone and the entry and tower on the west and sacristy in the east were constructed out of wood. In 1886, the tower was reconstructed and heightened (although this was a controversial change). In 2018, work on planning for a new Vennesla Church began. Construction began in 2019 on a site immediately to the east of the old church. The new church was completed and consecrated in the spring of 2022. The new church is now used regularly with this church being used only for smaller events and special occasions. See also List of churches in Agder og Telemark References
Ljosland Chapel

Ljosland Chapel (Norwegian: Ljosland kapell) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Åseral Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ljosland. It is one of the churches for the Åseral parish which is part of the Otredal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1959 using plans drawn up by the architect Olav Erikstad. The church seats about 95 people. See also List of churches in Agder og Telemark References
Åknes Chapel

Åknes Church (Norwegian: Åknes kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Åseral Municipality, Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Åknes. It is one of the churches for the Åseral parish which is part of the Otredal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a rectangular design in 1873 using plans drawn up by the architects Tobias Flottorp and Gård Ekså. The church seats about 150 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1328, but the church was not new that year. The original church was likely built around the year 1250. It was a rectangular church building and it was located about 400 metres (1,300 ft) north of the present site of the church. Archaeological evidence suggests the church sat in an east-west orientation and measured roughly 7 by 4 metres (23 ft × 13 ft). Historical records show that the church likely closed after the Black Death and was no longer used. By the 1600s, there was no church remaining. As Åseral gained population, the people in the northern part of the municipality wanted their own chapel. Road connections were poor in Åseral in the middle of the 19th century, and there was a real need for a separate church building in the upper part of the municipality. However, the people around the lake Lognevatnet had to fight a long battle before the chapel was ready for use. Neither the parish priest nor the municipality as a whole supported their desire for a separate chapel. But the residents never gave up and their new chapel was completed in the autumn of 1873. When they built the new church, it was decided that the church site should be located about 400 metres (1,300 ft) to the south of the medieval church site. The new site was still on the shore of the lake Lognevatnet, but in a flatter, less rocky area. The new church was consecrated in 1873 and a small graveyard was built surrounding the building. See also List of churches in Agder og Telemark References
Åseral Church

Åseral Church (Norwegian: Åseral kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Åseral Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kyrkjebygda. It is one of the churches for the Åseral parish which is part of the Otredal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1822 using plans drawn up by the architects Olav Aasland and Olav Bakken. The church seats about 300 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1328, but it was not new that year. The old church may have been a stave church that was possibly built in the 13th century. Historically, the church was named Aabø after the farm on which it was located (the more modern spelling of that in Norwegian would be Åbø). In 1705, the church was renovated and a new spire that was forged by Knut Gunnulvsen Mork was added to the top of the tower. The centuries-old church was torn down in 1822 and a new cruciform church was built on the same site. Some of the logs from the old church were reused to build the entry porch on the new church building. See also List of churches in Agder og Telemark References
Tjugum Church

Tjugum Church (Norwegian: Tjugum kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sogndal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located just outside the village of Balestrand. It is one of two churches for the Balestrand parish which is part of the Sogn prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal design in 1863 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Henrik Grosch. The church seats about 320 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1323, but it was not new that year. The first church in Tjugum was a wooden stave church that was likely built during the 12th century. In 1610, the old church was torn down and replaced by a new timber-framed long church. The timber church from 1610 is shown in a painting from 1839 (see media gallery below). The nave of the church measured about 10.4 by 8.2 metres (34 ft × 27 ft) and the choir measured about 5.3 by 6.6 metres (17 ft × 22 ft). In 1696–1698, a 6.3-by-4.4-metre (21 ft × 14 ft) sacristy was added to the east of the choir. This church was part of the parish of Leikanger Municipality until 1 March 1849 when a new parish was established for the new Balestrand Municipality which was established in 1850. Tjugum Church was to be the main church for the parish, so a new, larger church was commissioned to be built. So in 1863, the old church was torn down and replaced by a new octagonal church on the same site. The new church was designed by Christian Henrik Grosch and the lead builder was Johannes Øvsthus. The new building was consecrated on 29 October 1863 by the local Dean Thomas Erichsen. In 1940, the church porch was enlarged and the second floor seating gallery was reduced in size. Media gallery See also List of churches in Bjørgvin References
Tjugum kyrka

Tjugum kyrka (norska: Tjugum kirke) är en träkyrka som ligger i utkanten av samhället Balestrand i Sogndals kommun i Vestland fylke i västra Norge. Kyrkplatsen ligger på norra sidan av Sognefjorden som är Norges längsta och djupaste fjord. Kyrkobyggnaden En kyrka har funnits på platsen redan på medeltiden. År 1323 omtalas "Fiugu kirkiu". Medeltidskyrkan ersattes av en ny träkyrka troligen år 1610. Nuvarande kyrka uppfördes efter ritningar av arkitekt Christian H. Grosch och invigdes 29 oktober 1863. Kyrkan består av ett långhus med öst-västlig orientering. I öster finns koret och i väster ingången. Öster om koret finns en smalare och lägre sakristia. Mitt på långhuset finns en åttakantig utbyggnad och ovanpå denna finns kyrktornet med en kopparklädd tornspira. Ytterväggarna är klädda med vitmålad liggande panel. Taken är klädda med rött taktegel. Inventarier Predikstolen och dopfunten är samtidida med nuvarande kyrka. Altartavlan är målad år 1890 av Christen Brun och är en kopia av Adolph Tidemands altartavla "Oppstandelsen" i Bragernes kyrka. På tavlans nederdel citeras bibelversen Johannes 11:25 på nynorska: "Eg er oppstoda og livet!". Orgeln med elva stämmor tillkom år 1905 och är tillverkad av J. H. Jørgensens orgelfabrikk. Referenser Norges Kirker norske-kirker.net
Førde Church

Førde Church (Norwegian: Førde kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Førde. It is the church for the Førde parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1885 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 475 people. Building Førde Church sits on a small hill overlooking the river Jølstra. The river was originally about 150 metres (490 ft) to the west, but in the spring of 1780 during an ice storm, the river broke through its shores and changed its course. Since then, the river has flowed almost 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) to the west instead. The church is 38.7 metres (127 ft) long, the nave measuring 24.4 metres (80 ft), and 15.5 metres (51 ft) wide. To the east, there is a pentagonal chancel with vestries on each side. The porch to the west is a quadrangle that is 5.5 by 5.5 metres (18 by 18 ft), and it has a base for a 30-metre (98 ft) high steeple. The church has a large gallery, where an organ was installed when the church was new. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1327, but the church was not new at that time. The first church in Førde was likely a wooden stave church. Around 1620–1625, a new timber-framed nave was built adjacent to the old church and the existing medieval church was converted into the new chancel for the newly enlarged building. In 1814, this church served as an election church (Norwegian: valgkirke). Together with more than 300 other parish churches across Norway, it was a polling station for elections to the 1814 Norwegian Constituent Assembly which wrote the Constitution of Norway. This was Norway's first national elections. Each church parish was a constituency that elected people called "electors" who later met together in each county to elect the representatives for the assembly that was to meet at Eidsvoll Manor later that year. In 1838, the church was torn down and replaced by a small timber-framed long church. In 1885, the church was torn down and a new wooden long church was built on the same site. It was designed by Jacob Wilhelm Nordan and the lead builder was Iver Løtvedt. The new church was consecrated on 1 October 1885 by the Bishop Fredrik Waldemar Hvoslef. In 1941–1951, the church was significantly renovated according to plans by Finn Bryn. During this renovation, the interior ceiling was rebuilt as flat instead of vaulted. The windows were replaced, the tower was rebuilt, and a new electrical lighting system was installed. In 1970 the sacristy was rebuilt and running water was installed. A new bathroom facility was built in 1975. A wheelchair entrance was built in 1983 and the church porch was renovated in 1985. Media gallery See also List of churches in Bjørgvin References
Skjee Church

Skjee Church (Norwegian: Skjee kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sandefjord Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skjee. It is the church for the Skjee parish which is part of the Sandefjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The white, stone church was built in a long church design around the year 1200 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 320 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1398, but the church was not built that year. The church was likely built in the early 12th century and it was originally dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul. The Romanesque stone church was built on top of the Raet, a large terminal moraine left behind from the glaciers that retreated after the last Ice Age. The church included a rectangular nave and a smaller rectangular chancel to the east of the nave. Originally, there was a main door, or portal, on the west end and on the south side of the nave. In 1664, the south portal was bricked up and closed and a new church porch was built on the west end of the nave. In 1673, Jarlsberg County was established on land that had belonged to the king. This meant that Skjee Church then became the property of the Count of Jarlsberg. For well over a hundred years, the church belonged to the county. In 1775, the church was sold to several larger landowners in the area who were parishioners of the church. Around 1845, the church was sold to the parish and the building at that time was deemed to be in need for improvements. In 1846 there was an extensive renovation, expanding the nave in width and length. The roof was removed and the long south wall of the nave was moved 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) to the south. The new wall had large window openings. Also, the nave was extended 6 metres (20 ft) to the east, incorporating the old chancel inside the same structure as the nave. In addition, it got a wooden west tower. Inside, second-floor seating galleries on two floors along the west and north walls. In 1932, the church was renovated again. A new stone choir was built to the east of the nave, since the old choir was part of the nave. In addition, furnishings such as the historic altarpiece and pulpit were brought back into the church. In 1936, the old wooden tower in the west was taken down and a new stone tower was built to replace it. Media gallery See also List of churches in Tunsberg References
Reserva natural del nord-est de Svalbard

La reserva natural del nord-est de Svalbard (en noruec: Nordaust-Svalbard naturreservat) es troba a la part nord-oriental de l'arxipèlag de Svalbard, Noruega. La reserva natural abasta les illes de Nordaustlandet, la Terra del Rei Carles, Kvitøya, Sjuøyane, Storøya, Lågøya, Wilhelmøya, Wahlbergøya i una petita secció de la part nord-est de Spitsbergen. La reserva ocupa una superfície de 55,354 km², dels quals 18.663 km² són de terra i 36,691 km² són d'aigua, que la converteix en l'àrea protegida (incloent parcs nacionals) més gran de Noruega. Inclou la glacera més gran de Noruega, l'Austfonna, així com la Vestfonna i parts de la d'Olav V Land. La reserva va ser establerta l'1 de juliol de 1973, i fa frontera al sud amb la Reserva natural del sud-est de Svalbard. La reserva inclou les illes del Rei Carles, l'indret, juntament amb la Terra de Francesc Josep, on s'hi reprodueixen més ossos polars de l'Àrtida, i és prohibida, per tant, la seva visita per part de qualsevol visitant. Entre els centenars d'espècies d'animals que hi ha a la reserva, hi destaquen els ossos polars, les morses, la guineu àrtica i el ren de Svalbard. Pel que fa a les aus, les més habituals són el somorgollaire de Brünnich, l'oca de collar, la gavineta cuaforcada i la gavina d'ivori. Una gran part de la reserva, incloent els penya-segats, ha estat identificada com una Àrea important per a la conservació de les aus per BirdLife International, ja que a la reserva hi ha una població reproductora d'entre 80 a 90 parells de gavines d'ivori. Referències