Knowledge (XXG)

Gulen Church

Source 📝

922: 618: 609: 1017: 34: 600: 591: 582: 508:(1778–1852) was an avid proponent of building a new church in Eivindvik, and he worked extensively towards that goal. When he died in 1852, the reaction of many in the community was that it important to build the new church to pay tribute to the memory of Dahl. The local council sent the government an application to build a church that seats 700 people. In 1860, a 573: 516:
was hired to design the new building and Ole Syslak was hired as the lead builder. The municipal council then resolved that the ground work should be performed by compulsory work with crews of six men daily, two days per landowning farmer and one day per farm worker. It wasn't until 1863 that work
427:
The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1327, but the church was not new that year. Eivindvik is regarded as a very old church site, perhaps one of the oldest in the country. The two
533:
measuring 7.6 by 7.8 metres (25 ft × 26 ft). The choir is unique in that it is made semi-octagonal in shape (making up five sides of the eight). The 5-by-4.3-metre (16 ft × 14 ft)
432:
which stand close to the church are over a thousand years old. This is probably where the first Christians in the area gathered, until they built themselves a church. The first church in the village of
1194: 893: 1204: 494:
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 in
704: 309: 56: 886: 1199: 1209: 1189: 879: 871: 1184: 631: 517:
commenced. The old church was torn down and replaced with the present church which is located on the same site. The church was
483: 1179: 845: 482:). Together with more than 300 other parish churches across Norway, it was a polling station for elections to the 1814 1109: 549:. For the 75th anniversary in 1938, the church was renovated and the interior changed somewhat according to plans by 731: 1104: 1144: 505: 1092: 944: 1029: 1004: 487: 397: 274: 113: 815: 700: 337: 1124: 1117: 558: 550: 530: 140: 1132: 906: 760: 522: 389: 286: 1059: 1044: 932: 513: 475: 446: 441:
which may have been built in the 12th century. For centuries (until 1890), the church was called
408: 369: 353: 216: 206: 91: 921: 1099: 999: 989: 949: 541:
In 1890, the municipality, parish, and church all changed their names to Gulen, after the old
254: 460:
During the late 1500s, the old church was torn down and replaced on the same site by a small
1076: 1036: 964: 939: 902: 365: 118: 471: 128: 1174: 1139: 959: 954: 617: 608: 512:
was handed down that gave the municipality permission to build a church of that size.
1168: 1149: 1066: 984: 979: 974: 461: 361: 163: 135: 1051: 1016: 969: 535: 509: 438: 178: 994: 491: 464: 429: 416: 401: 853: 518: 71: 58: 673: 546: 454: 434: 412: 411:. The church seats about 700 people. The church stands on a hill in central 405: 381: 201: 33: 789: 599: 590: 581: 910: 561:
and a new coat room and bathroom were also constructed at the same time.
554: 542: 495: 373: 96: 572: 393: 281: 269: 651: 385: 377: 293: 106: 502: 529:
measuring 20 by 12.5 metres (66 ft × 41 ft) and a
526: 875: 823: 545:
assembly. The village, however, retained the historic name
730:
Henden Aaraas, Margrethe; Vengen, Sigurd; Gjerde, Anders.
490:. This was Norway's first national elections. Each 333: 325: 317: 292: 280: 268: 263: 253: 245: 240: 222: 212: 200: 192: 187: 177: 169: 159: 151: 146: 134: 124: 112: 102: 87: 21: 525:Thomas Erichsen. The new church was large, with a 1195:19th-century Church of Norway church buildings 887: 8: 453:), using the old spelling of the village of 852:(in Norwegian). Arkivverket. Archived from 822:(in Norwegian). Arkivverket. Archived from 705:Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage 404:design in 1863 using plans drawn up by the 894: 880: 872: 400:. The white, wooden church was built in a 32: 18: 643: 568: 1205:12th-century establishments in Norway 784: 782: 725: 723: 721: 695: 693: 691: 415:, with magnificent views towards the 7: 755: 753: 751: 749: 676:(in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no 557:was built on the south side of the 538:sits at the west end of the nave. 470:In 1814, this church served as an 380:. It is located in the village of 14: 521:on 13 December 1863 by the local 384:. It is the church for the Gulen 1015: 920: 674:"Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" 616: 607: 598: 589: 580: 571: 310:Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site 291: 199: 158: 654:. Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen 484:Norwegian Constituent Assembly 72:60.9807967765°N 5.0758627654°E 1: 734:(in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet 632:List of churches in Bjørgvin 77:60.9807967765; 5.0758627654 1226: 1200:Churches completed in 1863 16:Church in Vestland, Norway 1210:Norwegian election church 1190:Wooden churches in Norway 1087: 1024: 1013: 927: 918: 343: 306: 302: 228: (161 years ago) 53: 49: 31: 26: 506:Niels Griis Alstrup Dahl 501:By the early 1800s, the 42:Credit: Nina Aldin Thune 1185:Long churches in Norway 1093:Masfjorden Municipality 450: 1030:Austrheim Municipality 488:Constitution of Norway 479: 357: 388:which is part of the 125:Previous denomination 1180:Churches in Vestland 1118:Modalen Municipality 794:LokalHistorieWiki.no 141:Evangelical Lutheran 1133:Solund Municipality 907:Nordhordland prosti 398:Diocese of Bjørgvin 390:Nordhordland prosti 287:Nordhordland prosti 275:Bjørgvin bispedømme 68: /  38:View of the church 1060:Gulen Municipality 1045:Fedje Municipality 933:Alver Municipality 701:"Gulen kyrkjestad" 514:Georg Andreas Bull 409:Georg Andreas Bull 370:Gulen Municipality 213:Architectural type 207:Georg Andreas Bull 92:Gulen Municipality 1160: 1159: 498:later that year. 347: 346: 193:Functional status 44: 1217: 1019: 924: 905:churches in the 903:Church of Norway 896: 889: 882: 873: 866: 865: 863: 861: 842: 836: 835: 833: 831: 812: 806: 805: 803: 801: 786: 777: 776: 774: 772: 765:Norges-Kirker.no 757: 744: 743: 741: 739: 727: 716: 715: 713: 711: 703:(in Norwegian). 697: 686: 685: 683: 681: 670: 664: 663: 661: 659: 648: 620: 611: 602: 593: 584: 575: 486:which wrote the 366:Church of Norway 236: 234: 229: 119:Church of Norway 83: 82: 80: 79: 78: 73: 69: 66: 65: 64: 61: 40: 36: 19: 1225: 1224: 1220: 1219: 1218: 1216: 1215: 1214: 1165: 1164: 1161: 1156: 1083: 1020: 1011: 925: 914: 900: 870: 869: 859: 857: 856:on 24 June 2021 844: 843: 839: 829: 827: 826:on 24 June 2021 814: 813: 809: 799: 797: 788: 787: 780: 770: 768: 759: 758: 747: 737: 735: 729: 728: 719: 709: 707: 699: 698: 689: 679: 677: 672: 671: 667: 657: 655: 650: 649: 645: 640: 628: 621: 612: 603: 594: 585: 576: 567: 551:Johan Lindstrøm 472:election church 443:Evindvig Church 425: 313: 232: 230: 227: 155:Evindvig Church 129:Catholic Church 95: 76: 74: 70: 67: 62: 59: 57: 55: 54: 45: 39: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1223: 1221: 1213: 1212: 1207: 1202: 1197: 1192: 1187: 1182: 1177: 1167: 1166: 1158: 1157: 1155: 1154: 1153: 1152: 1147: 1142: 1129: 1128: 1127: 1114: 1113: 1112: 1107: 1102: 1088: 1085: 1084: 1082: 1081: 1080: 1079: 1074: 1069: 1056: 1055: 1054: 1041: 1040: 1039: 1025: 1022: 1021: 1014: 1012: 1010: 1009: 1008: 1007: 1002: 997: 992: 987: 982: 977: 972: 967: 962: 957: 952: 947: 942: 928: 926: 919: 916: 915: 913:county, Norway 901: 899: 898: 891: 884: 876: 868: 867: 850:Valgene i 1814 837: 820:Valgene i 1814 807: 796:(in Norwegian) 778: 767:(in Norwegian) 745: 732:"Gulen kyrkje" 717: 687: 665: 652:"Gulen kyrkje" 642: 641: 639: 636: 635: 634: 627: 624: 623: 622: 615: 613: 606: 604: 597: 595: 588: 586: 579: 577: 570: 566: 563: 424: 421: 345: 344: 341: 340: 335: 331: 330: 327: 323: 322: 319: 315: 314: 307: 304: 303: 300: 299: 296: 290: 289: 284: 278: 277: 272: 266: 265: 264:Administration 261: 260: 257: 251: 250: 247: 243: 242: 241:Specifications 238: 237: 224: 220: 219: 214: 210: 209: 204: 198: 197: 194: 190: 189: 185: 184: 181: 175: 174: 171: 167: 166: 161: 157: 156: 153: 152:Former name(s) 149: 148: 144: 143: 138: 132: 131: 126: 122: 121: 116: 110: 109: 104: 100: 99: 89: 85: 84: 51: 50: 47: 46: 37: 29: 28: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1222: 1211: 1208: 1206: 1203: 1201: 1198: 1196: 1193: 1191: 1188: 1186: 1183: 1181: 1178: 1176: 1173: 1172: 1170: 1163: 1151: 1148: 1146: 1143: 1141: 1138: 1137: 1136: 1134: 1130: 1126: 1123: 1122: 1121: 1119: 1115: 1111: 1108: 1106: 1103: 1101: 1098: 1097: 1096: 1094: 1090: 1089: 1086: 1078: 1075: 1073: 1070: 1068: 1065: 1064: 1063: 1061: 1057: 1053: 1050: 1049: 1048: 1046: 1042: 1038: 1035: 1034: 1033: 1031: 1027: 1026: 1023: 1018: 1006: 1003: 1001: 998: 996: 993: 991: 988: 986: 983: 981: 978: 976: 973: 971: 968: 966: 963: 961: 958: 956: 953: 951: 948: 946: 943: 941: 938: 937: 936: 934: 930: 929: 923: 917: 912: 908: 904: 897: 892: 890: 885: 883: 878: 877: 874: 855: 851: 847: 841: 838: 825: 821: 817: 811: 808: 795: 791: 790:"Valgkirkene" 785: 783: 779: 766: 762: 761:"Gulen kirke" 756: 754: 752: 750: 746: 733: 726: 724: 722: 718: 706: 702: 696: 694: 692: 688: 675: 669: 666: 653: 647: 644: 637: 633: 630: 629: 625: 619: 614: 610: 605: 601: 596: 592: 587: 583: 578: 574: 569: 565:Media gallery 564: 562: 560: 556: 553:. In 1963, a 552: 548: 544: 539: 537: 532: 528: 524: 520: 515: 511: 507: 504: 499: 497: 493: 492:church parish 489: 485: 481: 477: 473: 468: 466: 463: 462:timber-framed 458: 456: 452: 448: 444: 440: 437:was a wooden 436: 431: 430:stone crosses 422: 420: 418: 414: 410: 407: 403: 399: 395: 391: 387: 383: 379: 375: 371: 367: 363: 362:parish church 359: 355: 351: 342: 339: 336: 332: 328: 324: 320: 316: 312: 311: 305: 301: 297: 295: 288: 285: 283: 279: 276: 273: 271: 267: 262: 258: 256: 252: 248: 244: 239: 225: 221: 218: 215: 211: 208: 205: 203: 195: 191: 186: 182: 180: 176: 172: 168: 165: 164:Parish church 162: 154: 150: 145: 142: 139: 137: 136:Churchmanship 133: 130: 127: 123: 120: 117: 115: 111: 108: 105: 101: 98: 93: 90: 86: 81: 52: 48: 43: 35: 30: 25: 20: 1162: 1131: 1116: 1091: 1071: 1058: 1043: 1028: 931: 858:. Retrieved 854:the original 849: 846:"Om valgene" 840: 828:. Retrieved 824:the original 819: 816:"Valgkartet" 810: 798:. Retrieved 793: 769:. Retrieved 764: 736:. Retrieved 708:. Retrieved 678:. Retrieved 668: 656:. Retrieved 646: 540: 536:church porch 510:royal decree 500: 469: 459: 451:Œyvindarviik 442: 439:stave church 426: 358:Gulen kyrkje 350:Gulen Church 349: 348: 308: 202:Architect(s) 188:Architecture 173:12th century 114:Denomination 41: 27:Gulen kyrkje 22:Gulen Church 738:30 November 710:30 November 680:30 November 658:30 November 519:consecrated 465:long church 417:Gulafjorden 402:long church 217:Long church 183:13 Dec 1863 179:Consecrated 75: / 1169:Categories 990:Ostereidet 860:16 October 830:16 October 800:16 October 771:16 October 638:References 60:60°58′51″N 1037:Austrheim 940:Alversund 547:Eivindvik 480:valgkirke 476:Norwegian 455:Eivindvik 447:Old Norse 435:Eivindvik 413:Eivindvik 406:architect 396:) in the 382:Eivindvik 354:Norwegian 255:Materials 223:Completed 63:5°04′33″E 945:Emigrant 911:Vestland 626:See also 555:sacristy 543:Gulating 496:Eidsvoll 376:county, 374:Vestland 246:Capacity 97:Vestland 88:Location 1140:Hersvik 1110:Solheim 1105:Sandnes 1100:Frøyset 960:Knarvik 955:Hundvin 950:Hordabø 423:History 394:deanery 364:of the 360:) is a 282:Deanery 270:Diocese 231: ( 170:Founded 147:History 103:Country 1150:Solund 1077:Mjømna 1067:Brekke 985:Myking 980:Meland 975:Manger 965:Lindås 386:parish 378:Norway 329:Listed 326:Status 321:Church 294:Parish 196:Active 160:Status 107:Norway 1175:Gulen 1145:Husøy 1072:Gulen 1052:Fedje 970:Lygra 559:choir 531:choir 503:vicar 338:84447 298:Gulen 1005:Vike 1000:Sæbø 995:Seim 862:2021 832:2021 802:2021 773:2021 740:2019 712:2019 682:2019 660:2019 527:nave 523:Dean 318:Type 259:Wood 233:1863 226:1863 909:in 372:in 368:in 249:700 1171:: 1125:Mo 848:. 818:. 792:. 781:^ 763:. 748:^ 720:^ 690:^ 478:: 467:. 457:. 449:: 419:. 356:: 334:ID 1135:: 1120:: 1095:: 1062:: 1047:: 1032:: 935:: 895:e 888:t 881:v 864:. 834:. 804:. 775:. 742:. 714:. 684:. 662:. 474:( 445:( 392:( 352:( 235:) 94:,

Index


60°58′51″N 5°04′33″E / 60.9807967765°N 5.0758627654°E / 60.9807967765; 5.0758627654
Gulen Municipality
Vestland
Norway
Denomination
Church of Norway
Catholic Church
Churchmanship
Evangelical Lutheran
Parish church
Consecrated
Architect(s)
Georg Andreas Bull
Long church
Materials
Diocese
Bjørgvin bispedømme
Deanery
Nordhordland prosti
Parish
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
84447
Norwegian
parish church
Church of Norway
Gulen Municipality
Vestland
Norway
Eivindvik

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.