Nygård Church ( no, Nygård kirke) is a

parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...

of the Church of Norway in

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county,

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. It is located in the Gravdal neighborhood in the city of

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula o ...

. It is the church for the Nygård

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which is part of the Bergen domprosti (arch- deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, brick church was built in a fan-shaped design in 1972 using plans drawn up by the

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Arvid Jacobson from the firm of

Einar Vaardal-Lunde Einar Vaardal-Lunde (1915–2003) was a Norwegian architect. Vaardal-Lunde was educated at the Norwegian Institute of Technology, graduating in 1940. After World War II, he participated in the rebuilding efforts and reconstruction in Finnmar ...

. The church seats about 520 people.

History

A new cemetery at Nygård in the Gravdal neighborhood in Bergen was inaugurated in December 1876. Immediately after

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, planning for a church at the cemetery site began. The parish hired

in 1954 to design the new church. However, the economy put an end to these plans for some time. People continued to push for a new church in Nygård, so in 1962, approval was given for the new church. In 1967, the neighboring plot of land next to the cemetery was purchased. The designs for the church made by the Vaardal-Lunde company from the 1950s were used. The

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was laid on 29 November 1970 and the church was consecrated on 8 October 1972. On 1 January 1973, Nygård became a separate parish.

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