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Borgund Church (Lærdal)

Coordinates: 61°02′48″N 7°48′45″E / 61.04665001602°N 7.81241360305°E / 61.04665001602; 7.81241360305
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Borgund Church
Borgund kyrkje
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61°02′48″N 7°48′45″E / 61.04665001602°N 7.81241360305°E / 61.04665001602; 7.81241360305
LocationLærdal Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1868
Consecrated28 August 1868
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Christian Christie
Architectural typeLong church
StyleDragestil
Completed1868 (156 years ago) (1868)
Specifications
Capacity175
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySogn prosti
ParishBorgund
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID83933

Borgund Church (Norwegian: Borgund kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lærdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Borgund. It is the church for the Borgund parish which is part of the Sogn prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The red, wooden church was built in a long church design and in the dragestil style in 1868 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Christie. The church seats about 175 people.[1][2]

History

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Borgund Church and the neighbouring Borgund Stave Church

The church was built in 1868 to replace the ancient Borgund Stave Church, located right next to it. The new church was consecrated on 28 August 1868 by Pastor Henning Frimann Dahl. The church was built because the old stave church was too small for the parish, so the new church was built and the old one was turned into a museum. Christian Christie designed a new stave church-inspired building and the lead builders were F. Gade and C. Aghte.[3][4]

In a deal worked out by the local priest and the municipal council, the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments paid for two-thirds of the cost of the new church and in exchange, they took over the old stave church afterwards. After the construction was finished, there was some disagreement between the municipality and the Society, so the actual transfer of ownership did not happen until 1877. In 1948, the church received electric lighting.[3][4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Borgund kyrkje, Lærdal". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b Henden Aaraas, Margrethe; Vengen, Sigurd; Gjerde, Anders. "Borgund kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Borgund kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 October 2021.