Bjelland, NO

Bjelland Church

The Bjelland church is a church dating from 1793. The present church is the third in the town, the first dating from the Middle Ages, the second from the 17th century. Inside, the walls are decorated with Rosemåling (a traditional form of decorative folk art from Norway), created by Gutorm Persson Eftestøl (1779-1856) in collaboration with the painter Knud Knudsen Årstøl.

About this building

For more information visit on this building visit https://kirkesok.no/kirke/102100101

Key Features

  • Architecture
  • Monuments
  • Interior features

Other nearby buildings

Grindheim Church

Grindheim Church is a white, wooden church built in a cruciform design in 1783. The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1425, but the church was not new that year. The old medieval church was torn down in 1783 and replaced with the new building.

Finsland Church

The church of Finsland is a cruciform church from 1803, consecrated in 1812. The church is known for its unpainted wooden interior, often regarded as the best-preserved in Norway. The altarpiece dates from 1750.

Hægeland Church

The church in Hægeland is an octagonal church completed in 1830. Work on the walls of the church began around 1824 and at a meeting in 1826, the congregation agreed on an octagonal wooden building. In December 1827 the building committee travelled to Hornnes to examine the new church there, they probably took their inspiration from the church in Hornnes for the church in Hægeland.

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