Horg Church
Horg Church | |
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Horg kirke | |
Gauldal prosti | |
Parish | Horg |
Type | Church |
Status | Listed |
ID | 84631 |
Horg Church (
History
The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1533, but the church was not new that year. The first church in Horg was located at Grinni, about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) to the southwest of the present church site. That church was a stave church that was likely built during the second half of the 12th century. A crucifix from the second half of the 12th century was in the church which leads historians to believe that this could be the time of the church's founding.[4][5]
In the mid-1600s, it was decided to move the church site from Grinni to a new location on the opposite side of the nearby river and at the same time, close the nearby Foss Stave Church that was located about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) to the south of the old church. In 1670, a new
In 1726, the Y-shaped church was sold to the local parish priest at the
Media gallery
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Altar table
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Old and new Horg churches side by side
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Interior of the old Horg church
See also
References
- ^ "Horg kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Horg kirke" (in Norwegian). KirkeNorge.no. Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
- ^ a b c "Horg kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Grinde (Grinni) kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Horg kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 13 June 2021.