Samnanger Church


Samnanger Church or Ådland Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Samnanger Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ådland. It is one of the two churches for the Samnanger parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal style in 1851 using designs by the architect Andreas Grønning. The church seats about 250 people.

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1329, but it may have been built as early as the 12th century. This first medieval church in Samnanger was likely a stave church, but little is known of it. In 1652, that church was replaced with a new timber-framed church. That church was long and narrow—about. That church was replaced in 1851 with the present church building and it was located slightly to the north of the old church site. It was designed by Andreas Grønning who gave it a basilica style, but also gave it an octagonalal floor plan.

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