Hval Church

Hval Church
Hval kirke
View of the church
Hval Church
60°16′04″N 10°10′29″E / 60.26788°N 10.17478°E / 60.26788; 10.17478
LocationRingerike, Buskerud
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1862
Consecrated9 Oct 1862
Architecture
Functional status
Active
ArchitectChristian H. Grosch
Architectural type
Long church
Completed1862 (164 years ago) (1862)
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseTunsberg
DeaneryRingerike prosti
ParishHval
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84678

Hval Church (Norwegian: Hval kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ringerike Municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hallingby. It is the church for the Hval parish which is part of the Ringerike prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal design in 1862 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 250 people.

History

There may have been a church in the Hallingby area during the Middle Ages, but it is not known for sure. A royal decree from 7 February 1855 approved the construction of a new church in Hallingby. The church was designed by Christian Heinrich Grosch and it was to be an octagonal building in an Empire style. It has more or less the same design as the nearby Nes Church, Begnadalen Church, and Rogne Church. The new church was consecrated on 1 October 1862.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hval kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 8 November 2026.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 8 November 2026.
  3. ↑ "Hval kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 8 November 2026.
  4. ↑ "Hval kirke". Norske-Kirker.net (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 November 2026.