Ulvik Church
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Ulvik Church is a cruciform church from 1859 in Ulvik
municipality, Hordaland
county, Norway
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which was probably the Byg in the first half of the 13th century. Some parts of this church, including the port bars and antemensalet from the front of the altar is now at the Historical Museum in Bergen
. A copy of this antemensalet who is considered one of the greatest works of Norwegian medieval art, hangs today in the church. Alter Kalken, baptismal font and the largest church bell in today's church comes from the Middle Ages.
The stave church was demolished in 1710, and a wooden cruciform church was built on the site. This was demolished in 1858, and the present church was completed in 1859.
The altarpiece was painted in 1876 by Andreas Askevold
. It is a replica of a French painting, and shows Jesus being taken down from the cross. The old altarpiece showing the Eucharist, also hangs in the church. This is from around 1630. The walls of the church was decorated by the artist Lars Osa
from Ulvik in 1923.
Ulvik
Ulvik is a municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality stretches from the Hardangerfjord to 1,800 metres above sea level, and borders the municipalities of Granvin, Eidfjord, Ullensvang, Voss, Aurland, and Hol. It takes around two hours to drive from Bergen to Ulvik. The nearest...
municipality, Hordaland
Hordaland
is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county administration is located in Bergen...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
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Description
The current church is the third church to stand at this site. The first church was a stave churchStave church
A stave church is a medieval wooden church with a post and beam construction related to timber framing. The wall frames are filled with vertical planks. The load-bearing posts have lent their name to the building technique...
which was probably the Byg in the first half of the 13th century. Some parts of this church, including the port bars and antemensalet from the front of the altar is now at the Historical Museum in Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
. A copy of this antemensalet who is considered one of the greatest works of Norwegian medieval art, hangs today in the church. Alter Kalken, baptismal font and the largest church bell in today's church comes from the Middle Ages.
The stave church was demolished in 1710, and a wooden cruciform church was built on the site. This was demolished in 1858, and the present church was completed in 1859.
The altarpiece was painted in 1876 by Andreas Askevold
Anders Askevold
Anders Askevold was a Norwegian landscape painter. Anders Askevold was best known as an animal and landscape painter.-Biography:...
. It is a replica of a French painting, and shows Jesus being taken down from the cross. The old altarpiece showing the Eucharist, also hangs in the church. This is from around 1630. The walls of the church was decorated by the artist Lars Osa
Lars Osa
Lars Osa was a Norwegian artist. He also worked with church decoration and restoration and was a noted fiddle player.-Biography:...
from Ulvik in 1923.
Other sources
- http://www.kirken.no/?event=showSokn&pSoknId=s07080601
- Ulvik Hordaland Go Norway
- http://www.bergen-guide.com/743.htm
- http://www.uppheim-farm.com/