Holdhus Church


Holdhus Church is a former parish church of the Church of Norway in Bjørnafjorden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Holdhus. Although it is no longer regularly used, it is one of the churches that is part of the Fusa parish which is part of the Fana prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a rectangular style in 1725. The church seats about 90 people. The church is notable for its interior decorations. The walls are covered in Rosemaling, a type of Norwegian folk-art.

History

The church was founded sometime before 1306 and it has been used for several centuries, serving the Hålandsdal valley. The first building was a stave church. In 1726, the old church was torn down and replaced with a new timber-framed church which seated 90 people. In 1890 the new Hålandsdal Church was completed about to the southeast. When the new church was built, this church was no longer regularly-used as a parish church. Shortly thereafter, it was purchased by the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments. Since then it has been a museum called Holdhus kyrkje and it is still used by the parish for special occasions.

Media gallery