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Old Hjelme Church

Church in Vestland, Norway

60°39′03″N 4°49′32″E / 60.65082494182°N 4.82544824472°E / 60.65082494182; 4.82544824472LocationØygarden, VestlandCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryFormer name(s)Ytre Bø kapell
Øygarden kapellStatusParish churchFounded1875Consecrated5 Aug 1875Events1971 (taken out of regular use)ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Jacob Wilhelm NordanArchitectural typeLong churchCompleted1875 (149 years ago) (1875)SpecificationsCapacity180MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseBjørgvin bispedømmeDeaneryVesthordland prostiParishHjelme og Blomvåg

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

TypeChurchStatusListedID84582-1

Old Hjelme Church (Norwegian: Hjelme gamle kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Øygarden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hjelmo on the island of Seløyna. It is one of the three churches in the Hjelme og Blomvåg parish which is part of the Vesthordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1875 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 180 people.^[1]^[2]

History

The church was built in 1875 to serve the people on the Øygarden archipelago, who previously had to cross the Hjeltefjorden to go to the Manger Church or Hordabø Church. The new church was designed by Jacob Wilhelm Nordan and it was originally titled Ytre Bø kapell or Øygarden kapell. The church was consecrated on 5 August 1875. Later, the parish was divided and this chapel was renamed Hjelme Church and it was the main church for the new Hjelme parish. The church was in regular use until 1971 when the new (larger) Hjelme Church was opened about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) away, near the main road. Since that time, the church was renamed "Old Hjelme Church" and it has only been used for special situations such as weddings and funerals. Around 2004, the church was closed due to significant maintenance needs. In 2017, the church was repaired and it was available for use once again.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Hjelme gamle kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
^ "Hjelme gamle kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 November 2021.
^ Hoff, Anna Marte. "Hjelme gamle kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 6 November 2021.