Fedje Church

Fedje Church (Norwegian: Fedje kyrkje) is a parish church in Lindås municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fedje, on the northern coast of the island of Fedje. The church is part of the Fedje parish in the Nordhordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone church was built in 1941 by the architect Ole Halvorsen. The church was consecrated on 7 September 1941 by the Bishop Andreas Fleischer. It seats about 400 people. The church is built of stone/brick, which is better suited than wood for the harsh marine climate on Fedje. The roof consists of slate from Alta and the tower is covered with copper.

History

There was an old chapel on the site that was torn down in April 1659, and on 21 August of the same year, a new church was consecrated as the first official church on Fedje. The church was not much larger than the chapel on the site—the nave was only 8 metres (26 ft) long. The church may not have been located on the present site, but rather on a small island north of the village of Fedje. By the mid-1800s, the church was in poor condition, so it was decided to replace the church. After a fundraising campaign, the old church was demolished in 1888 and a small wooden church was built. The new church was consecrated by Bishop Waldemar Hvoslef on 17 October of the same year. The church from 1888 quickly became too small for the congregation and in 1918 the parishioners began a plan to finance a new and larger church. In 1939, the church from 1888 was torn down, but unfortunately the start of the World War II and the Invasion of Norway delayed the construction of the church. It was not until 1941 that the church was finished and on 7 September 1941 it consecrated by Bishop Andreas Fleischer.

Fedje

Fedje is an island municipality in the Nordhordland region of Hordaland county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Fedje. The other main population centre is the village of Stormark.

The municipality consists of the main island of Fedje which is also surrounded by about 125 smaller islands and rocks mostly north of the main island. The name Fedje applies both to the main island, the main village, and to all the islands and rocks as a whole municipality. Fedje island covers a total area of about 7.4 square kilometres (2.9 sq mi) out of the total 9.4 square kilometres (3.6 sq mi) in the municipality. The municipality has 561 residents in 2014. The traditional economic activity of the inhabitants is fishing.

General information

Historically, the islands of Fedje belonged to the prestegjeld of Lindås. In 1910, the northwestern part of Lindås was separated to become the new municipality of Austrheim (which included Fedje). On 1 January 1947, all of Austrheim located west of the Fedjefjorden (population: 920) was separated to become the new municipality of Fedje.

Fedje (village)

Fedje is the administrative centre of Fedje municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The village is located on the northern shores of the island of Fedje. The fishing village is an old trading center, which grew up around Kræmmerholmen, a small island in the Fedje harbor. The 0.68-square-kilometre (170-acre) village has a population (2013) of 429, giving the village a population density of 631 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,630/sq mi).Fedje Church is located in the village, serving the people of the whole municipality.

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Fedje (island)

Fedje is the largest island in Fedje municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The 7.2-square-kilometre (2.8 sq mi) island is home to almost all of the municipality's residents. The island sits west of the Fedjefjorden, south of the mouth of the Fensfjorden, and north of the islands of Øygarden. The North Sea lies to the west of the island. The main population center on the island is the village of Fedje on the northern coast of the island. The southern coast of the island is the site of the other village on the island, Stormark. The 47-metre (154 ft) tall Fedjebjørnen is the highest point on the mountain. Hellisøy Lighthouse lies just off the southwestern coast of the island.

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