Skjold Church, Rogaland
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Skjold kyrkje | |
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Parish | Skjold |
Skjold Church (
History
The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1322, but it was likely founded during the 13th century. The first church in Skjold was a
In 1814, this church served as an election church (Norwegian: valgkirke).[5] 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.[5][6]
In 1887, a new church was constructed about 500 metres (1,600 ft) west of the old church. The old church was torn down in 1888 after the new church was in use, and its materials were sold at auction. The new building was
On 13 September 1992, the church burned to the ground in a fire set by
Media gallery
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Exterior of the old church (1887-1992)
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Entrance to the cemetery at the old church
See also
References
- ^ "Skjold kyrkje, Vindafjord". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Skjold gamle kirkested - Smedsvik". Kulturminnesøk (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "Skjold kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). 29 April 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Valgkirkene". LokalHistorieWiki.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "Om valgene". Valgene i 1814 (in Norwegian). Arkivverket. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "Skjold kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Vindafjord kommune. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.