| Eksingedal Church | |
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| Eksingedal kyrkje | |
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| 60°47′05″N5°57′33″E / 60.7846709344°N 5.9591683745°E /60.7846709344; 5.9591683745 | |
| Location | Vaksdal,Vestland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Flatekval Chapel |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | c. 1626 |
| Consecrated | 12 June 1883 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1883 (142 years ago) (1883) |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 120 |
| Materials | Stone |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
| Deanery | Hardanger og Voss prosti |
| Parish | Eksingedal |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Not protected |
| ID | 84083 |
Eksingedal Church (Norwegian:Eksingedal kyrkje) is aparish church of theChurch of Norway inVaksdal Municipality inVestland county,Norway. It is located in the village ofFlatkvål in theEksingedalen valley. It is the church for the Eksingedalparish which is part of theHardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in theDiocese of Bjørgvin. The stone church was built in along church design in 1883 using plans drawn up by thearchitectHartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff. The church seats about 120 people.[1][2]
The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to 1626 when anannex chapel was built on this site. The chapel was calledFlatekval kapell. There is some evidence that could be interpreted to show that the chapel built in 1626 was built to replace another chapel dating to theMiddle Ages, but that is not known for sure. The rectangular, wooden chapel measured about 6.7 by 6.3 metres (22 ft × 21 ft). The chapel fell under theMo Church parish, and the chapel had oneworship service each year on the feast day forSt. Swithun (2 July). By 1666, the building was reportedly already in poor condition. In 1883, the Eksingedalen valley became a separate parish, so the chapel was torn down to make room for a new, larger church.Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff was hired to design the new church. The new building measured about 13.4 by 9.3 metres (44 ft × 31 ft). It also had a 4.3-by-3.4-metre (14 ft × 11 ft)church porch with a tower above. The church wasconsecrated on 12 June 1883. Asacristy was added to the east of thechancel according to drawings by Sigmund Lie in 1984.[3][4][5][6]
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