page_title: Nykirken
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Nykirken / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Nykirken churche in Bergen, Norway Polski: Kościół Nykirken w Bergen Ślůnski: Kośćůł Nyrirken we Bergen
context_page_description: Nykirken is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Nordnes area of the city of Bergen. It is one of the churches for the Bergen Cathedral parish which is part of the Bergen domprosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.
  The large, white, stone, cruciform church is located at the "Nykirkeallmenningen" square between the Strandgaten road and Vågen bay. Although it is generally known as the Nykirken, it was consecrated in 1622 by Bishop Nils Paaske as "Holy Trinity Church". When the church was originally built in 1622, there were several other churches in Bergen that were already several hundred years old, so this church was nicknamed "the new church", a name which has stuck for centuries. It is also an appropriate nickname, since the churches on this site have burned down several times and then been rebuilt, so it literally is usually the "newest" church in the central city. The current building dates back to 1764 when it was completely rebuilt and redesigned after a major fire. It has been significantly rebuilt several times since then, too, following various fires.
context_section_description: The church was originally built in 1621 on the site of the ruins of the home of the archbishop, a stone building that was built in the 14th century, and was destroyed by fire. The original church building only stood for two years before it burned down in 1623. It was immediately rebuilt. In 1660, the second church building was destroyed by fire and again rebuilt in 1670. Another fires happened in 1756. The church was replaced in 1974 by the current church building. There was another smaller fire in 1800, followed by a restoration of the building.
  On 20 April 1944, during World War II, the church was once again significantly damaged by fire when the German ship Voorbode exploded in the nearby Vågen bay leaving large parts of the city of Bergen in ruins. The reconstruction followed the plans of the Baroque/Rococo-style church built after the fire in 1756, including the spire called for in these plans but not built. Johan Joachim Reichborn is the architect.
caption: View of the church (along the Vågen shoreline)
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