Bygstad Church

Bygstad Church
Bygstad kyrkje
View of the church View of the church
Bygstad Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
Location	Gaular Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated	2 November 1845
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Hans Linstow
Completed	1845
Specifications
Capacity	300
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Bygstad
Deanery	Sunnfjord prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Bygstad Church (Norwegian: Bygstad kyrkje) is a parish church in Gaular Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bygstad. The church is part of the Bygstad parish in the Sunnfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.

History

In the 1840s, the old stave church in Bygstad was decaying and in need of extensive repairs. It was decided to build a new church, a little west of the old church. After building the new church, the old church was torn down. There was some controversy over this plan, because some wanted to restore the old church. The new church, which has 300 seats, was consecrated 2 November 1845 by Dean Johan Grønnlund. It was built using architectural drawings by Hans Linstow.

In 1939, the new church was moved from its original site at Eide back to the Bygstad farm and it was rebuilt by architect K.W. Essendrop. The newly rebuilt church was consecrated on 11 October 1939 by Bishop Andreas Fleischer.

See also

• List of churches in Sogn og Fjordane