Hvasser Church
Hvasser kirke
View of the church
59°04′49″N 10°26′36″E / 59.0802309°N 10.44319555°E / 59.0802309; 10.44319555
LocationFærder Municipality,
Vestfold
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Hvasser kapell
StatusParish church
Founded1903
Consecrated26 June 1903
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Monrad Nyby
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1903 (1903)
Specifications
Capacity180
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseTunsberg
DeaneryTønsberg domprosti
ParishHvasser
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84682

Hvasser Church (Norwegian: Hvasser kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Færder Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hvasser. It is the church for the Hvasser parish which is part of the Tønsberg domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1903 using plans drawn up by the architect Monrad Nyby. The church seats about 180 people.[1][2]

History

In 1903, a new chapel was built in Hvasser (it was later upgraded to the status of a full parish church). The new building was consecrated on 26 June 1903. In 1912, a new church porch and bell tower was built on the south end of the nave.[3][4]

On 26 October 2005, a 14-year-old boy tried to set fire to the church. The boy was later arrested and confessed to the arson.[5]

Panoramic view of the church (scroll to see more)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hvasser kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Hvasser kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Hvasser kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Grøntoft, Kristin (27 October 2005). "14-åring tente på kirke". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).

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