Alver, NO

Lygra Church

The Lygra church from 1892 was designed by the architect Petter Gabrielsen. On the outside, the church looks like a typical neo-gothic church with a narrower choir and three sides to the east, with a sacristy on each side and a tower to the west. The interior is a masterpiece of Swiss style carpentry, with cross-stitch ornaments, window frames, a pulpit and baptismal font. In addition, the church has an exceptionally rich decorative painting with stencilled ornaments, lines and outlines.

About this building

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Key Features

  • Architecture
  • Monuments

Visitors information

  • Bus stop within 100m

Other nearby buildings

Hundvin Church

The Hundvin church is a long church dating from 1936. The villagers had wanted a church on Hundvin for a long time, as they had to walk to Lygra to reach the parish church, built in 1888.

Lindås Church

Lindås Church is a long wooden church that was completed in 1865. The church was built just west of the old stone church. The architect was Ole Syslak, who was responsible for the construction of other churches in western Norway.

Manger Church

The church of Manger is a long church from 1891. The present church is the fourth church in the village. Previously there was a stave church probably built in the 12th century, a wooden church from the early 17th century and a stone church from 1743. The wooden church burned down, while the other two churches were demolished.

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