Kvinnherad, NO

Ænes Church

Ænes Church is a medieval stone church with a short, almost square nave and a lower, narrower choir, which is also almost square. The church of Ænes was probably built in the 13th century. In front of the west entrance is a bell tower that was built in 1869, when the church was restored with, among other things, new and lower roofs. The bell tower replaces an old porch. The church was restored in 1901, and in the 1950s it was restored by the architect Kristian Bjerknes.

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Other nearby buildings

Varaldsøy Church

Varaldsøy Church is a wooden church that was built in 1885. The church has a long plan and was designed by architects Conrad Fredrik von der Lippe and Hans Heinrich Jess.

Kvinnherad kyrkje

Kvinnherad Church is a whitewashed brick church dating from the mid 13th century. The church has a rectangular nave with an almost square base in the west and a narrower, lower rectangular chancel in the east. The church was probably the main church in Sunnhordland in the Middle Ages, but when Rosendal became a barony in 1678, it became a private church for the baron. The church remained in the ownership of the barony until 1910. The burial chapel to the north of the choir was built for the Rosenkrantz family in the 1670s. In 1913 a vestry was built next to the burial chamber.

Hatlestrand Church

The Hatlestrand Church is a wooden church built in 1885 by the architect von der Lippe. The pulpit, the baptismal font and the bells are original. The organ was added in 1915.

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