Helleland Church

Helleland Church (Norwegian: Helleland kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Eigersund municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Helleland. It is the church for the Helleland 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 1832 using plans drawn up by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2]

Helleland Church
Helleland kyrkje
View of the church
Helleland Church
Location of the church
Helleland Church
Helleland Church (Norway)
58.5207°N 6.1159°E / 58.5207; 6.1159
LocationEigersund Municipality,
Rogaland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Linstow
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1832
Specifications
Capacity500
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishHelleland
DeaneryDalane prosti
DioceseStavanger bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84537

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1380, but it was built well before that time. The first church may have been a stave church dating back to the 13th century. In 1629, the old church was torn down and replaced with a new timber-framed building in a long church style. Some of the materials from the old church were reused in the construction of the new church. In 1832, the church was torn down and replaced with a new church on the same site (this is the present church which is still in use). The new church was much larger, seating about 500 people.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Helleland kirke, Eigersund". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  3. "Helleland kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

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