Onarheim Church

Onarheim Church
Onarheim kirke
Onarheim Church Location in Hordaland county Onarheim Church Location in Hordaland county
59°56′48″N 5°37′38″E / 59.9468°N 5.6272°ECoordinates: 59°56′48″N 5°37′38″E / 59.9468°N 5.6272°E
Location	Tysnes, Hordaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated	7 July 1893
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Karl Askeland
Completed	1893
Specifications
Capacity	500
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Onarheim
Deanery	Sunnhordland prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Onarheim Church (Norwegian: Onarheim kirke) is a parish church in Tysnes municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Onarheim on the southeastern side of the island of Tysnesøya. The church is part of the Onarheim parish in the Sunnhordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1893 by the architect Karl Askeland. The church, which seats about 500 people, was consecrated on 7 July 1893 by the Bishop Fredrik Waldemar Hvoslef.^[1][2]

History

The first time a church at Onarheim is mentioned in historical records was in 1327. At that time it was a stone church that was built some time earlier. It was sold into private ownership in 1723. In 1819-1820, the church was in disrepair, so it was completely renovated and rebuilt. In 1863, the municipality of Tysnes bought back the church from private ownership. As the population of the parish increased, the church eventually became too small, so in 1893, the old church was torn down and a new church was built on the same site.^[3]

See also

• List of churches in Hordaland

References

1. "Onarheim kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-01-21.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-01-21.
3. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 2015-01-20.