Leikanger Church

Coordinates: 61°11′07″N 6°49′10″E / 61.1853079551°N 6.81953117251°E / 61.1853079551; 6.81953117251
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Not to be confused with Leikanger Church (Selje) or Leikanger Church (Herøy).
Leikanger Church
Leikanger kyrkje
Sogn prosti
ParishLeikanger
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84922

Leikanger Church (

long church design around the year 1250 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 220 people.[1][2]

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1308, but the church was not new that year. The stone church was probably first built during the 12th century. The west portal in the church has been dated to the late-1100s. Around the year 1200, the

neo-gothic style. At the same time, the walls were repaired and an attic area was created. After this renovation, the church was said to be about 20.5 by 13 metres (67 ft × 43 ft).[3][4][5]

In 1814, this church served as an election church (Norwegian: valgkirke).[6][7] Together with more than 300 other parish churches across Norway, it was a polling station for elections to the 1814 Norwegian Constituent Assembly which wrote the Constitution of Norway. This was Norway's first national elections. Each church parish was a constituency that elected people called "electors" who later met together in each county to elect the representatives for the assembly that was to meet in Eidsvoll later that year.[6][8]

In 1872, the church was heavily renovated by the

consecrated on 14 November 1872 by Bishop Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland after the extensive reconstruction. In the 1930s through the 1950s, the church was again renovated, this time under the direction of the architect Johan Lindstrøm. This included a completely rebuilt wooden tower, and a focus on bringing back the historic look of the building.[3][4][5]

Priests

There have been many priests to serve this church since the Reformation:

  • Jon Røg, 1537–1552
  • Magister
    Erik Loss, 1550–1565
  • Jens Engelsøn, 1565–1607
  • Magister Hans Kruse, 1607–1617
  • Hans Nilsen Arctander, 1617–1618
  • Erik Iversen Nordal, 1618–1658
  • Jens Bugge, 1658–1684
  • Magister Samuel Bugge, 1685–1718
  • Iver Iversen Leganger 1719–1750
  • Gerhard Geelmuyden, 1750–1764
  • Ole Bernhoft Friis, 1764–1782
  • Nils Frantzsøn Wolff, 1783–1789
  • Anders Daae, 1789–1819
  • Nils Norman, 1816–1822
  • Peter Johan Norman, 1823–1839
  • Søren Wilhelm Thorne, 1840–1849
  • Johan David Haslund, 1849–1869
  • Iver Olaus Widerøe, 1870–1878
  • Jakob Liv Rosted Sverdrup
    , 1878–1884
  • Jakob Walnum, 1884–1896
  • Fredrik Vilhelm Bull-Hansen, 1897–1923
  • Sverre Daae, 1923–1945
  • Nils Ruset, 1945–1950
  • Sverre Daae, 1950–1960
  • Einar Bjorvand, 1960–1965
  • Oddmund Hjermann, 1965–1975
  • Bjarne Imenes, 1975–1985
  • Einar Hansen, 1986–1988
  • Tore Wigen, 1989–1990
  • Kjell Sæter, 1991–2007
  • Egon Askvik, 2008–

Media gallery

  • Old tower (pre-1950)
    Old tower (pre-1950)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Leikanger kyrkje, Leikanger". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Leikanger kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b Henden Aaraas, Margrethe; Vengen, Sigurd; Gjerde, Anders. "Leikanger kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Leikanger kirke (Leikanger)". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Valgkirkene". LokalHistorieWiki.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Valgkartet". Valgene i 1814 (in Norwegian). Arkivverket. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Om valgene". Valgene i 1814 (in Norwegian). Arkivverket. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

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