View of the three churches in Vikøyri. The white church on the far left side of the picture is Hove Church. The church in the centre is Vik Church. The dark church on the far right side is Hopperstad Stave Church
In the 1870s, the old Hove Church and Hopperstad Stave Church parishes were both in need of new churches. The issue was first raised by the local parish priest Jørgen Christian Andreas Grøner who complained about the size of the two churches. Both churches were old and small and due to their age, they were in dire need of improvements. The local villagers believed he was exaggerating and the private owners of the church did not want to spend money on the churches. Soon after, the local priest decided to no longer hold services at the Hopperstad Stave Church since it was so cold and drafty. Within a short period of time, it was decided to merge the two neighboring parishes into one larger parish. On 11 December 1875, a royal decree was issued that ordered the closure of both churches and the construction of a new church in Vikøyri for the newly created parish. In 1877, the new Vik Church was constructed and the two older churches were taken out of regular use and preserved as historical sites. The new church was designed by Haakon Thorsen and the lead builder was Ole Vangberg. The new church was consecrated on 23 August 1877 by Bishop Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland. There was an extensive renovation in 1961–1962 using plans designed by Erlend Tryti.[3][4][5][6]
^"Vik kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 October 2021.
^Hoff, Anne Marta. "Vik kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
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church, this, article, about, church, norway, church, flatanger, norway, flatanger, norwegian, kyrkje, parish, church, church, norway, municipality, vestland, county, norway, located, village, vikøyri, church, parish, which, part, sogn, prosti, deanery, dioces. This article is about the church in Vik Norway For the church in Flatanger Norway see Vik Church Flatanger Vik Church Norwegian Vik kyrkje is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vik Municipality in Vestland county Norway It is located in the village of Vikoyri It is the church for the Vik parish which is part of the Sogn prosti deanery in the Diocese of Bjorgvin The white wooden church was built in a long church design in 1877 using plans drawn up by the architect Haakon Thorsen The church seats about 450 people 1 2 Vik ChurchVik kyrkjeView of the church61 04 48 N 6 34 41 E 61 080122737044 N 6 578104197978 E 61 080122737044 6 578104197978LocationVik Municipality VestlandCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1877Consecrated23 August 1877ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect s Haakon ThorsenArchitectural typeLong churchCompleted1877 147 years ago 1877 SpecificationsCapacity450MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseBjorgvin bispedommeDeanerySogn prostiParishVikNorwegian Cultural Heritage SiteTypeChurchStatusNot protectedID85834History edit nbsp View of the three churches in Vikoyri The white church on the far left side of the picture is Hove Church The church in the centre is Vik Church The dark church on the far right side is Hopperstad Stave ChurchIn the 1870s the old Hove Church and Hopperstad Stave Church parishes were both in need of new churches The issue was first raised by the local parish priest Jorgen Christian Andreas Groner who complained about the size of the two churches Both churches were old and small and due to their age they were in dire need of improvements The local villagers believed he was exaggerating and the private owners of the church did not want to spend money on the churches Soon after the local priest decided to no longer hold services at the Hopperstad Stave Church since it was so cold and drafty Within a short period of time it was decided to merge the two neighboring parishes into one larger parish On 11 December 1875 a royal decree was issued that ordered the closure of both churches and the construction of a new church in Vikoyri for the newly created parish In 1877 the new Vik Church was constructed and the two older churches were taken out of regular use and preserved as historical sites The new church was designed by Haakon Thorsen and the lead builder was Ole Vangberg The new church was consecrated on 23 August 1877 by Bishop Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland There was an extensive renovation in 1961 1962 using plans designed by Erlend Tryti 3 4 5 6 See also editList of churches in BjorgvinReferences edit Vik kyrkje Sogn Kirkesok Kirkebyggdatabasen Retrieved 7 December 2019 Oversikt over Navaerende Kirker in Norwegian KirkeKonsulenten no Retrieved 7 December 2019 Henden Aaraas Margrethe Vengen Sigurd Gjerde Anders Vik kyrkje in Norwegian Fylkesarkivet Retrieved 7 December 2019 Vik kyrkjestad in Norwegian Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage Retrieved 7 December 2019 Vik kirke Norges Kirker no in Norwegian Retrieved 9 October 2021 Hoff Anne Marta Vik kyrkje in Norwegian Norges Kirker Retrieved 9 October 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vik Church amp oldid 1194816148, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
