Fjell
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view of church exterior - west view
Scene Description: stave church documented 1338; demolished and re-built in the 17thC; demolished and re-built 1874; altered 20thC -- the font is from the 1874 re-building
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Tolpost, 2007
Image Source: digital photograph taken 30 June 2007 by Tolpost [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fjell_kirke.jpg] [accessed 27 February 2020]
Copyright Instructions: GFDL / CC-BY-SA-3.0,2.5,2.0,1.0
INFORMATION
Font ID: 22587FJE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 14th century, Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Fjell kyrkje
Font Location in Church: [disappeared]
Church Notes: stave church documented 1338; demolished and re-built in the 17thC; demolished and re-built 1874; altered 20thC
Church Address: 5357 Fjell, Norway
Site Location: Vestland, Vestlandet, Norway, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (N) road 559, just W of the crossroads with Fv555, 2 km SSW of Sotra, on the island of the same name
Ecclesiastic Region: Bjørgvin Bispedømme
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the medieval church here)
Font Notes:
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The present font dates from the 1874 re-building of the church [NB: we have no information on the font of the medieval church here]
COORDINATES
UTM: 32V 283205 6694623
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 60.33, 5.0725
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 60° 19′ 48″ N, 5° 4′ 21″ E