Fjellgardane Church

Fjellgardane Church (Norwegian: Fjellgardane kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bykle Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hovden. It is one of the churches for the Bykle parish which is part of the Otredal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1957. The church seats about 110 people.^[1][2]

Fjellgardane Church
Fjellgardane kyrkje
View of the church
59°33′41″N 7°21′15″E / 59.5615°N 07.3542°E / 59.5615; 07.3542Coordinates: 59°33′41″N 7°21′15″E / 59.5615°N 07.3542°E / 59.5615; 07.3542
Location	Bykle Municipality, Agder
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)	Hovden kapell
Status	Parish church
Founded	1957
Consecrated	22 Sept 1957
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Torjus Bjåen
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1957 (66 years ago) (1957)
Specifications
Capacity	110
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Agder og Telemark
Deanery	Otredal prosti
Parish	Bykle
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Not protected
ID	84643

History

Hovden Chapel was built in 1957 to serve the Hovden community. It was consecrated on 22 September 1957 by the Bishop Johannes Smidt. The small chapel cost 58,000 kr. In 2002, the church was renovated by the architect Torjus Bjåen and it was enlarged and renamed Fjellgardane Church.^[3]

See also

• List of churches in Agder og Telemark

References

1. "Fjellgardane kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
3. "Fjellgardane kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Bykle kyrkjelege fellesråd. Retrieved 17 March 2017.