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On 11 December 1880, a royal resolution was passed that approved the moving of the
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Amundsen Tveit, paid to build a new church on the same site. The new church was a small
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Holmedal, about 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) to the northeast of the present church site. In both the 1600s and 1700s, major repairs were undertaken, including removing the tower. The
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