Hønefoss church
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The Hønefoss Church was a church in the Ringerike
municipality, Buskerud
, Norway
. The church burned down to the ground on 26 January 2010.
The church had room for approx. 350 people. It was located in Hønefoss
, which is the administrative center of the Ringerike
municipality. The church had its own cemetery, burial chapel, crematorium and a modern assembly room (referred to as Kirkestua).
was hired to draw plans for the church. the inauguration took place on 10 December 1862. The church received a new chapel which was dedicated in 1894. The church was restored shortly after 1950 and stood ready for the reopening in 1952.
In November 2009 it had been discovered that there were twelve faults in the electrical system of the church, nevertheless, there was no reason to believe that they might cause a fire.
Ringerike
oskar er kjempe kulRingerike is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Ringerike...
municipality, Buskerud
Buskerud
is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold. The county administration is located in Drammen.-Geography:...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The church burned down to the ground on 26 January 2010.
The church had room for approx. 350 people. It was located in Hønefoss
Hønefoss
Hønefoss is a city in Buskerud county, Norway, and the center of the municipality of Ringerike.In 1852, Hønefoss received town status and was separated from Norderhov. Hønefoss celebrated its 150th year of township in 2002...
, which is the administrative center of the Ringerike
Ringerike
oskar er kjempe kulRingerike is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Ringerike...
municipality. The church had its own cemetery, burial chapel, crematorium and a modern assembly room (referred to as Kirkestua).
History
In 1858, church architect Christian Heinrich GroschChristian Heinrich Grosch
Christian Heinrich Grosch was a Norwegian architect.He was born in Halden and educated by his father, Heinrich August Grosch and in Germany and Copenhagen....
was hired to draw plans for the church. the inauguration took place on 10 December 1862. The church received a new chapel which was dedicated in 1894. The church was restored shortly after 1950 and stood ready for the reopening in 1952.
Fire
The fire department in Ringerike received the notification that Hønefoss church was on fire just before at 5:00pm Tuesday 26 January 2010. Shortly afterwards the church was burnt down, and it soon became clear that the building could not be repaired. The forty meter church tower collapsed around 6:00pm.In November 2009 it had been discovered that there were twelve faults in the electrical system of the church, nevertheless, there was no reason to believe that they might cause a fire.