Leveld Church

Leveld Church
Leveld kyrkje
View of the church
Leveld Church
60°41′50″N 8°30′06″E / 60.69723°N 8.50158°E / 60.69723; 8.50158
LocationÅl Municipality, Buskerud
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1880
ConsecratedSept 1880
Architecture
Functional status
Active
ArchitectC.F. von der Lippe
Architectural type
Long church
Completed1880 (146 years ago) (1880)
Specifications
Capacity200
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseTunsberg
DeaneryHallingdal prosti
ParishÅl
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84297

Leveld Church (Nynorsk: Leveld kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ål Municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is located in the village of Leveld. It is one of the churches for the Ål parish which is part of the Hallingdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1880 using plans drawn up by the architect Conrad Fredrik von der Lippe. The church seats about 200 people.

History

Interior view of the church

Historically, there were two old stave churches in Ål Municipality: Ål Stave Church and Torpo Stave Church. In 1880, both churches were closed and three new churches were built to replace the two old churches: Ål Church, Torpo Church, and Leveld Church. Andreas Keitel and his team led the building of the three churches which were all designed by Conrad Fredrik von der Lippe. In Ål and Torpo, old stave churches were replaced by new churches at the same sites, but in Leveld this was the first church in the area (although an auxiliary cemetery had been at the site since 1832).

The new Leveld Church was consecrated in September 1880. It is a long church built using log construction. There is a rectangular nave and a smaller rectangular choir in the east which is surrounded by sacristies. In 1976, some secondary rooms on each side of the west tower were built (designed by Elisabet Fidjestøl).

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Leveld kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 10 November 2026.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 10 November 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Leveld kirke". Norske-Kirker.net (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 November 2026.
  4. ↑ "Leveld kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 10 November 2026.