Jondal Church

Jondal Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ullensvang Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Jondal, near the shore of the Hardangerfjorden. It is the church for the Jondal parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1888 using designs by the architects T. Solheim and T. Tengesdal. The church seats about 500 people, which makes it the largest church in Hardanger, leading it to sometimes be called the Hardanger Cathedral .
The first church in Jondal was a stave church that was built during the Middle Ages. The exact date of construction is not known, but historical records show that it was in use in 1309, so it must have been built sometime before that time. The old stave church was in use for centuries until it was torn down in 1725 because it was in such poor condition.

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