Styrvoll Church, Larvik, Norway

Styrvoll Church (Norwegian: Styrvoll kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Larvik Municipality, Norway. It is located in the village of Styrvoll. The white, stone church was built in a long church design around the year 1150 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 100 people.

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1385, but the church was not built that year. The small stone church was likely built in the middle of the 12th century. The building was originally dedicated to Saint Laurentius. The building is a long church with a rectangular nave and a choir that is almost square. For many years the church was owned by the Count of Larvik. In 1766, the church was sold to local farmers. The municipality took over ownership of the church in 1867. In the 1870s, the church was repaired. The roof structure was rebuilt and the tower on the roof was built at that time.

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Visby Cathedral

Visby Cathedral (also known as St. Mary’s Church) is the only survived medieval church in Visby. It was originally built for German merchants and inaugurated in 1225. Around the year 1350 the church was enlarged and converted into a basilica. The two-storey magazine was also added then above the nave as a warehouse for merchants.

Following the Reformation, the church was transformed into a parish church for the town of Visby. All other churches were abandoned. Shortly after the Reformation, in 1572, Gotland was made into its own Diocese, and the church designated its cathedral.

There is not much left of the original interior. The font is made of local red marble in the 13th century. The pulpit was made in Lübeck in 1684. There are 400 graves under the church floor.

Tore S (3 years ago)
Small medieval church from the 12th century with 100 seats.

tettemedbilen (3 years ago)
Nice little old church

Geir Magnerud (3 years ago)
Cozy, well-kept and intimate old church, with thick brick walls from about 1150.

Steinar Toralf Eiken (5 years ago)
The guidelines for FHI were very well taken care of.

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