Heskestad Church Explained

Heskestad Church
Fullname:Heskestad kirke
Hæskestad kyrkje
Coordinates:58.4978°N 6.3594°W
Location:Lund Municipality,
Rogaland
Country:Norway
Denomination:Church of Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Diocese:Stavanger bispedømme
Parish:Heskestad
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:13th century
Consecrated Date:1904
Architect:Victor Nordan
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Wood
Capacity:240

Heskestad Church (Norwegian: Heskestad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lund Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Heskestad. It is the church for the Heskestad 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 1905 using designs by the architect Victor Nordan. The church seats about 240 people.[1] [2] [3]

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1380, but the church was not new that year. The medieval stave church was renovated during the first half of the 1600s. In 1734, the old church was torn down and replaced with a new building. In 1827, the church building was again torn down and replaced with a new building. In 1905, a new church was constructed about 700m (2,300feet) north of the old church site. After the new church was completed, the old church was torn down.[4] [5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Heskestad kyrkje . 2020-09-12 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2020-09-12 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Hæskestad kyrkje . 2016-07-22 . Lund kirkelige fellesråd . Norwegian.
  4. Web site: Heskestad kirkested / Heskestad kirke 4 . 2020-09-12 . . Norwegian.
  5. Web site: Heskestad gamle kirkested . 2020-09-12 . . Norwegian.