Location Fusa, Hordaland Former name(s) Hålandsdalen kyrkje Opened 1725 Phone +47 56 58 11 30 | Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran Founded Before 1306 Capacity 90 | |
Address 240,, Fv123, 5640 Eikelandsosen, Norway Similar Hålandsdal Church, Skare Church, Norheimsund Church, Ålvik Church, Øystese Church | ||
Holdhus Church (Norwegian: Holdhus kyrkje; historically called Hålandsdal kyrkje) is a former parish church in Fusa municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Holdhus. The church is part of the Fusa parish in the Hardanger og Voss deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The church is notable for its interior decorations. The walls are covered in Rosemaling, a type of Norwegian folk-art.
History
The church (called Hålandsdal kyrkje) was founded sometime before 1306 and it has been used for several centuries, serving the Hålandsdal valley. The first building was a stave church. In 1726, the old church was torn down and replaced with a new timber-framed church which seated 90 people. In 1890 the new Hålandsdal Church was completed a short distance to the southeast. When the new church was built, this church was no longer regularly-used as a parish church, and shortly thereafter, it was purchased by the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments. Since then it has been a museum called Holdhus kyrkje and it is still used by the parish for special occasions.