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Holt, Norway
Holt is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in the old Aust-Agder Counties of Norway, county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1960 when it was merged into the present-day municipality of Tvedestrand which is now in Agder county. The administrative centre of Holt was located just south of the village of Fiane, Tvedestrand, Fiane where Holt Church is located. Holt Church probably dates from the twelfth century and has an ancient baptismal font. The interior was decorated by Torsten Hoff. The Nordkalottruta trail runs through the Holt area in Tvedestrand. History The prestegjeld, parish of Holt was established as a civil municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). According to the 1835 census, the municipality had a population of 3,116. On 1 January 1881, a part of Holt with 52 inhabitants was moved to the neighboring municipality of Dypvåg, and on 1 July 1919 another part of Hol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holt Church
Holt Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tvedestrand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located just south of the village of Fiane, Tvedestrand, Fiane. It is one of the churches for the Holt parish which is part of the Aust-Nedenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, stone and wood church was originally built in a Churches in Norway#Floor plan, long church design around the year 1100 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect (later it was converted into a Churches in Norway#Floor plan, cruciform design). The church seats about 430 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1374, but the church was likely built around 1100. The Romanesque architecture, Romanesque stone building was originally built as a rectangular nave with a narrower, rectangular Choir (architecture), choir. In 1753, the old choir was torn down and two new timber-framed wings were added, along with a new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |