Hvasser Church

Church in Vestfold, Norway

59°04′49″N 10°26′36″E / 59.0802309°N 10.44319555°E / 59.0802309; 10.44319555LocationFærder Municipality,
VestfoldCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryFormer name(s)Hvasser kapellStatusParish churchFounded1903Consecrated26 June 1903ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Monrad NybyArchitectural typeLong churchCompleted1903 (121 years ago) (1903)SpecificationsCapacity180MaterialsWoodAdministrationDioceseTunsbergDeaneryTønsberg domprostiParishHvasser

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

TypeChurchStatusNot protectedID84682

Hvasser Church (Norwegian: Hvasser kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Færder Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hvasser. It is the church for the Hvasser parish which is part of the Tønsberg domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1903 using plans drawn up by the architect Monrad Nyby. The church seats about 180 people.^[1]^[2]

History

In 1903, a new chapel was built in Hvasser (it was later upgraded to the status of a full parish church). The new building was consecrated on 26 June 1903. In 1912, a new church porch and bell tower was built on the south end of the nave.^[3]^[4]

On 26 October 2005, a 14-year-old boy tried to set fire to the church. The boy was later arrested and confessed to the arson.^[5]

Media gallery

Panoramic view of the church (scroll to see more)

References

^ "Hvasser kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ "Hvasser kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ "Hvasser kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ Grøntoft, Kristin (27 October 2005). "14-åring tente på kirke". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).