Fjell Church


Fjell Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Øygarden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in thevillage of Fjell on the island of Sotra. It is one of the three churches for the Fjell parish which is part of the Vesthordland prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1874 using designs by the architect Conrad Fredrik von der Lippe. The church seats about 700 people.

History

The first church at Fjell was in existence in the Middle Ages. It was likely a stave church that may have been built in the 13th century. In the 1600s, that church was torn down and replaced with a new wooden church. In 1725, the church was sold into private ownership. The new owner was Abraham Wessel from Bergen. It changed hands over the years and in 1869, the church was sold back to the parish by the Krohn family. Shortly thereafter, in 1871, the parish decided that the present church was too small and it needed to replace that church. In 1874, a new church was built about to the north of the old church. Shortly afterwards, the old church was torn down and turned into a cemetery area. The new church was designed by the architect Conrad Fredrik von der Lippe.

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