Stavsjø Church () is a

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of the

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county,

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. It is located in the village of Stavsjø. It is one of the churches for the Nes

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which is part of the

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(

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) in the

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. The white, wooden church was built in a

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design in 1880 using plans drawn up by the

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Hesler. The church seats about 260 people.

History

The large Nes Church parish has existed for centuries. Since medieval times, Nes Church had an annex church called Baldishol Church, located a few kilometers northwest of Nes Church. By the 1800s, Baldishol Church had been renovated, expanded, and repaired many times and it was in very poor condition. In 1819, the parish requested that the old church be closed, but this took some time because the main church for the parish was not large enough and it needed an annex church. In 1851, a new church law was passed that required churches hold a certain percentage of the parishioners and so it was finally decided to build two new annex churches in the parish and then to close and tear down the old Baldishol Church. One new church would be built on the island of Helgøya and the other would be built in Stavsjø. In 1870, the new Helgøya Church was completed. After that, work began on the new Stavsjø Church. The building permit was issued in 1874, but due to financial problems, the church was not completed for several years. On 3 March 1878, the old Baldishol Church was torn down. The new Stavsjø Church was completed in 1880, being

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on 15 September 1880. Initially, there was some confusion over the name of the new church. The names Jevne, Penningrud, and Stavsjø were all used initially used since all three were local names of the farms in the area. It wasn't until 1911, that the church was officially named Stavsjø Church.

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