Fiskum Church

Fiskum Church
Fiskum kirke
View of the church
Fiskum Church
59°42′10″N 9°48′22″E / 59.70265°N 9.80608°E / 59.70265; 9.80608
LocationØvre Eiker, Buskerud
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1866
Consecrated25 April 1866
Architecture
Functional status
Active
Architect(s)Adolf Schirmer and Wilhelm von Hanno
Architectural type
Cruciform
Completed1866 (160 years ago) (1866)
Specifications
Capacity320
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseTunsberg
DeaneryEiker prosti
ParishFiskum
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID176619

Fiskum Church (Norwegian: Fiskum kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Øvre Eiker Municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is located in the village of Darbu. It is one of the churches for the Fiskum parish which is part of the Eiker prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The white, stone church was built in a cruciform design in 1866 using plans drawn up by the architects Adolf Schirmer and Wilhelm von Hanno. The church seats about 320 people.

History

The Old Fiskum Church was in use for centuries until Øvre Eiker Municipality took over ownership in 1856. The following year there were plans from Wilhelm Hanstein to renovate and enlarge the old church. These plans were rejected, however, and it was decided to build a new church instead. Land about 500 metres (1,600 ft) to the northwest was purchased and a new building was designed by the architects Adolf Schirmer and Wilhelm von Hanno. Construction took place from 1864 to 1866 and was led by master builder Christoffersen from Christiania and carpenter Becker from Kongsberg. The new church was consecrated on 25 April 1866. On 12 January 1902, the church burned down. Afterwards, upon inspection, the walls were considered to still be usable so the church was rebuilt in 1903, reusing the walls of the old church. Jørgen Berner designed the new brick building and he based his work on Schirmer & von Hanno's original drawings. The church was re-consecrated on 8 April 1903. On the night of 1 January 1940, the church burned down again. The subsequent reconstruction was led by Arnstein Arneberg. The church as we see it now was built during World War II, but it was not consecrated until after the war ended. It is supposedly the first Norwegian church to be consecrated after the war, but sources disagree about the date. Some sources say 22 May 1945, 1 June 1945, and 31 May 1945.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fiskum kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 6 November 2026.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 6 November 2026.
  3. ↑ "Fiskum nye kirkested / Fiskum kirke 2" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 6 November 2026.
  4. ↑ "Fiskum nye kirke". Norske-Kirker.net (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 November 2026.