Samnanger Church

Samnanger Church
Samnanger kyrkje
View of the church
Samnanger Church Location in Hordaland county Samnanger Church Location in Hordaland county
60°23′57″N 5°42′37″E / 60.3992°N 5.7103°ECoordinates: 60°23′57″N 5°42′37″E / 60.3992°N 5.7103°E
Location	Samnanger, Hordaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Andreas Grønning
Style	Octagonal
Completed	1851
Specifications
Capacity	250
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Samnanger
Deanery	Hardanger og Voss prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Samnanger Church (Norwegian: Samnanger kyrkje) is a parish church in Samnanger municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Årland. The church is part of the Samnanger parish in the Hardanger og Voss deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden, octagonal church was built in 1851 by the architect Andreas Grønning. The church seats about 250 people.^[1][2]

History

The first church at Samnanger was built during the Middle Ages. It may have been a stave church, but little is known of it. It may have been built as early as the 12th century. In 1652, that church was replaced with a new timber-framed church. That church was long and narrow—about 18 by 8.5 metres (59 by 28 ft). That church was replaced in 1851 with the present church building. It was designed by Andreas Grønning who gave it a basilica style, but also gave it an octagonal floor plan.^[3][4]

See also

• List of churches in Hordaland

References

1. "Samnanger kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
3. "Samnanger kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Samnanger kyrkjelege fellesråd. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
4. "Samnanger kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 2014-07-13.