Hornindal Church

{{short description|Church in Møre og Romsdal, Norway}} {{Infobox church |name = Hornindal Church |full_name = Hornindal kyrkje |former_name = |image = Hornindal kirke 2013.jpg |caption = View of the church |website = |coordinates = {{coord|61.9738492242|6.5219387412|region:NO_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} |location = [[Volda Municipality|Volda]], [[Møre og Romsdal]] |country = [[Norway]] |churchmanship = [[Evangelical Lutheran]] |denomination = [[Church of Norway]] |diocese = [[Diocese of Møre|Møre bispedømme]] |deanery = [[Søre Sunnmøre prosti]] |parish = Hornindal |status = [[Parish church]] |functional_status = Active |founded = 13th century |consecrated = 30 November 1856 |completed = {{Start date and age|p=y|1856}} |closed = |events = |architect = [[Ludolph Rolfsen]] |architectural_type = [[Long church]] |style = |materials = Wood |capacity = 400 |embedded = {{Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site |embed = yes |Type = Church |Status = Listed |ID = 84633 }} }}

'''Hornindal Church''' ({{langx|no|Hornindal kyrkje}}) is a [[parish church]] of the [[Church of Norway]] in [[Volda Municipality]] in [[Møre og Romsdal]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the village of [[Grodås]], at the eastern end of the lake [[Hornindalsvatnet]]. It is the church for the Hornindal [[parish]] which is part of the [[Søre Sunnmøre prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Møre]]. The white, wooden church was built in a [[long church]] design in 1856 using plans drawn up by the [[architect]] Ludolph Rolfsen using plans created by [[Hans Linstow]]. The church seats about 400 people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hornindal kyrkje |url=https://kirkesok.no/kirke/144400101 |publisher=Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen |accessdate=2019-09-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker |url=http://www.kirkekonsulenten.no/kirker.htm |publisher=KirkeKonsulenten.no |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2019-09-30}}</ref> The sculptor [[Anders Svor]] is buried in the church cemetery.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hofseth |first=Emilie |date=2014 |title=Korleis Hornindal kyrkje er utforma |page=9 |work=Kyrkjeklokka |issue=3 |url=https://stryn.kyrkja.no/Portals/0/Filer/Kyrkjeklokka/2014/Kyrkjeklokka%202014%20-%203.pdf |accessdate=March 25, 2020}}</ref>

==History== [[File:Hornindal kirke.jpg|thumb|left|View of the exterior of the church]] The earliest existing historical records of the Hornindal church date back to the year 1330, but the church was not new that year. The first church in Hornindal was a wooden [[stave church]] called {{lang|no|Hornynarkyrkja}} and it was located in Ytrehorn, just west of the present location. The church was likely founded in the 13th century. This church was demolished around the year 1600. It was replaced by a low, wooden [[long church]] at the nearby ''Kirkhorn'' farm. In 1703, the tower was rebuilt. In 1856, new church was built about {{convert|30|m}} north of the older church. The [[architect]] Ludolph Rolfsen designed the building using plans created by the famous architect [[Hans Linstow]]. The builder was first Anders Muldsvor, but he died before the work was finished, and was replaced by Gjert Lien. The church was [[consecrate]]d on 30 November 1856 by the priest Wilhelm Frimann Koren. After the new church was in use, the old church was torn down. In 1907, the original tile roof was replaced with a slate roof. In 1956, a [[sacristy]] was built adjacent to the [[chancel]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hornindal kyrkje |url=http://www.nrk.no/sf/leksikon/index.php/Hornindal_kyrkje |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130930002146/http://www.nrk.no/sf/leksikon/index.php/Hornindal_kyrkje |archive-date=2013-09-30 |publisher=NRK Fylkesleksikon |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2013-09-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hornindal kyrkjestad |url=http://www.kulturminnesok.no/kulturminnesok/kulturminne/?LOK_ID=84633 |publisher=[[Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage]] |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2019-09-22}}</ref><ref name="NK">{{Cite web |title=Hornindal kirke |url=https://www.norske-kirker.net/home/more-og-romsdal/hornindal-kirke/ |access-date=2021-08-18 |website=Norges-Kirker.no |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

Prior to 1 January 2020, the church was part of the [[Nordfjord prosti]] in the [[Diocese of Bjørgvin]]. On 1 January 2020, [[Hornindal Municipality]] was merged into [[Volda Municipality]] which was in a different county, so also on that date it was transferred to [[Søre Sunnmøre prosti]] in the [[Diocese of Møre]].<ref name="NK" />

==See also== *[[List of churches in Møre]]

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[[Category:Volda Municipality]] [[Category:Churches in Møre og Romsdal]] [[Category:Wooden churches in Norway]] [[Category:Long churches in Norway]] [[Category:19th-century Church of Norway church buildings]] [[Category:Churches completed in 1856]] [[Category:13th-century establishments in Norway]]