Herdla Church
| Herdla Church | |
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| Herdla kirke | |
Vesthordland prosti | |
| Parish | Herdla |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Not protected |
| ID | 84557 |
Herdla Church (
long church design in 1863 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 540 people.[1][2]
History
The oldest existing written accounts of this church on Herdla is a letter from
Gothic style with pointed arches. (It is not clear whether or not this was an extensive renovation to enlarge the building or if it was a completely new building on the same site.)[3][4][5]
Following storm damage, the church was demolished in 1861 and a larger church was built in 1863. The architect
long church had a nave with a choir on the east side of the nave. There was a sacristy on the south side of the choir and a church porch with a tower on the west end of the nave. The interior was restored in the autumn of 1910 under the direction of Jens Zetlitz Monrad Kielland. This church burned down in 1934, leaving only the exterior walls remaining after the fire.[3][4][5]
After the fire, the church was rebuilt on the same foundation, reusing the same exterior walls using plans by the architect Ole Halvorsen. At the same time, a new
consecrated on 22 September 1935. The church was nicknamed the "Øygard Cathedral". The church served most of the old municipality of Herdla which included parts of the present-day municipalities of Øygarden, Askøy, and Meland. Originally, the church had a taller, steeper roof than the present church. During World War II, the church was seriously damaged. The Germans blew up the tower and the church was used to store ammunition and it was also used as horse stalls. Under the floor, a large tunnel system was built that went across the island, including underneath much of the cemetery. During the war years, the island of Herdla was used as a large airfield and the Germans blew off the tower because they were afraid that the church tower could serve as landmark for bombers who came from Britain.[3][4][5]
After the war, the parish planned to demolish the whole church and build a new church on the same site, however, in the end, it was decided to rebuild using the old walls and foundation. The old walls were shortened by about 3.7 metres (12 ft), and a new roof and tower were constructed. The
consecrated on 1 April 1951 by the Bishop Ragnvald Indrebø. The church has a lower tower than before, because at that time there were plans to make Herdla the main airport for the city of Bergen. However, Herdla was ultimately not chosen and they airport was built in Flesland in 1955. In May 2008, the low church tower was removed and a larger tower was built, similar to the tower that the German's blew up during World War II.[3][4][5]
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See also
References
- ^ "Herdla kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Herdla kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Herdla kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). 27 August 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
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