Kvinnherad Church

Kvinnherad Church (Norwegian: Kvinnherad kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvinnherad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Rosendal. It is the church for the Rosendal parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone church was built in a long church style in the mid-1200s using designs by an unknown architect. The church seats about 380 people.[1][2]

Kvinnherad Church
Kvinnherad kyrkje
View of the church
Kvinnherad Church Location of the church Kvinnherad Church Kvinnherad Church (Norway)
59.9897°N 6.0067°E
Location	Kvinnherad, Vestland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Previous denomination	Catholic Church
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	c. 1250
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	c. 1250
Specifications
Capacity	380
Materials	Stone
Administration
Parish	Kvinnherad
Deanery	Sunnhordland prosti
Diocese	Bjørgvin bispedømme
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Automatically protected
ID	84867

History

The white, stone church was built during the middle to late 13th century. The church was first named in historical records in 1306, but it was not new at that time. From 1678 until 1910, the church was owned by the nearby Barony Rosendal, where many of the Rosenkrantz family are buried. The building has been renovated and refurbished many times over the centuries, the most recent times were in 1913-1914 and in 1955.[3][4][5]

Media gallery

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  Front of church
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  From a distance
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  Exterior window
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  Side door
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  Interior view
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  Churchyard

See also

• List of churches in Bjørgvin

References

1. "Kvinnherad kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
3. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
4. "Kvinnherad kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Kvinnherad kyrkjelege fellesråd. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
5. "Kvinnherad kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 3 June 2020.