| Fresvik Church | |
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| Fresvik kyrkje | |
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| 61°04′24″N6°56′22″E / 61.07335658009°N 6.939494311809°E /61.07335658009; 6.939494311809 | |
| Location | Vik Municipality, Vestland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 12th century |
| Consecrated | 29 June 1881 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Johannes Henrik Nissen |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1881 (144 years ago) (1881) |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 200 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
| Deanery | Sogn prosti |
| Parish | Fresvik |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Listed |
| ID | 84197 |
Fresvik Church (Norwegian:Fresvik kyrkje) is aparish church of theChurch of Norway inVik Municipality inVestland county,Norway. It is located in the village ofFresvik, along the southern shore of theSognefjorden. It is the church for the Fresvikparish which is part of theSogn prosti (deanery) in theDiocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in along church design in 1881 using plans drawn up by thearchitectJohannes Henrik Nissen. The church seats about 200 people.[1][2]
The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1340, but it was not new that year. The first church was a woodenstave church that was likely built during the 12th century. This church stood for hundreds of years on the same site as the present church. In the mid-1600s, the church was enlarged. The oldchoir was converted into asacristy and the oldnave was turned into the choir, and finally, a new nave was built to the west of the old church. The new nave measured about 9.5 by 8.8 metres (31 ft × 29 ft) and the new choir (old nave) measured about 7 by 6 metres (23 ft × 20 ft) and the new sacristy (old choir) measured about 4.3 by 4 metres (14 ft × 13 ft). A new 2.8-by-2.8-metre (9 ft 2 in × 9 ft 2 in)church porch was also built at the same time.[3][4][5]
By the 1860s, people in the parish began asking for a new church because the church was too small for the parish. At that time, the church was privately owned and the owners did not want to pay money to enlarge the church or build a new one. They wanted to parish to pay. In 1869, the parish purchased the old church for 200speciedaler with the plan to tear down the church and build a new one on the same site. The church was designed byHenrik Nissen and the lead builder was A.A. Åse. In 1881, the church was torn down and replaced with a new church on the same site. The new church wasconsecrated on 29 June 1881 by the localDean Jacob Edward Smith. In 1961, the church was wired for electric lights and two years later, in 1963, electric heating was installed.[3][4][5]
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