Guddal Church


Guddal Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Fjaler Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Guddal. It is one of two churches for the Fjaler parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1686 using designs by an unknown architect. The church seats about 135 people.

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1327, but it wasn't new at that time. The medieval church was probably a stave church which was demolished during the early 17th century and it was replaced on the same site with a new church. The new building was timber-framed and it measured plus a choir that measured. In 1870, the church underwent major renovations and an expansion. The 1686 church had interior paneling that was covered with rosemåling. This paneling was not kept in the 1870 renovations. The church was consecrated again on 25 September 1870 after an extensive expansion. The master builder who was responsible for the expansion of the church was John Alver. The church was almost completely rebuilt, so 1870 is considered to be the date it was built even though some parts of the church are much older.

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