GC616PD Halsa kirke (Traditional Cache) in Møre og Romsdal, Norway created by tormodel

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Hidden : 8/9/2015

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Halsa church is a "cross church" located where the actual place called "Halsa" is (where the municipality name comes from). It is reconed that there has been a "house of God" here since the 1100s.

Halsa kirke - from west

NORWEGIAN:

Halsa kirke er en korskirke og ligger i Halsa kommune på Nordmøre. En regner med at det var gudshus der Halsa kirke står i dag, allerede på 1100-tallet. Første gang det er nevnt er i et testamente i 1303, da ble det kalt Halsynjar Kirke. Neste gang nevnt i Trondhjems Reformatz av 1589. Den 9. september 1724 brant kirken ned etter lynnedslag.

De siste årene har Halsa kirke gjennomgått omfattende og nødvendig restaurering med korrekthet. Blant annet er nytt gulv håndhøvlet på samme måte som i det gamle gulvet. Kirken feiret ferdigstilling av restaureringsarbeidet i 2010.

Kirken ble tidlig på 1900-tallet vurdert revet på grunn av dårlig forfatning. Dette ble til slutt forhindret og reparasjoner ble vedtatt. Under reparasjonsarbeidet ble det gjort flere funn, blant annet fant de 5 balsamerte lik under kirkegolvet. Ett av dem et lite jentebarn. Grosserer Dyre Halse gav i de tider et kirkeorgel til Halsa kirke, dette var da det første orgelet i kirkens historie.

Den flotte altertavlen i kirken skal være gitt av en sokneprest i Stangvil og Halse, Mathias Gram i 1732. Denne er antagelig arbeidd av billedskjærer Peder Knutsen Kjørsvik, eller som lektor Brodal mener, av Erik Pedersen Kolstrup.

KILDE: Kulturminneatlas.no (takk til dem for å være en kilde til god informasjon om kirken)

ENGLISH:

The fist mention of a church here is in a will from 1303. The next mention is in "Trondheim reformatz" in 1589. The former church burnt after being hit by lightning in 1724, and the present church was built. The church has fairly recently been through considerable maintenance - the roof has been mostly replaced and the church is today "safe" for many more years.

The ornate metal fences and gates makes this church a bit untypical for being in this part of Norway. The architect is unknown, but it is clear that this church was built during the pietistic period.

Gate - from south

Halsa

Halsa has it's pluses and minuses. Great nature. Beautiful scenery. Excellent hiking possibilities. Easy access to the main road along the Western coast (E39). Still, population is declining. Urbanization has hit Halsa harder than many other municipalities, even though people leaving for the cities is a problem in many rural areas in Norway.

Different areas of Halsa have very different identities. Valsøyfjord is an old industrial area and used to be the largest industrial centre in Møre & Romsdal county. Here, people from all over the world used to come to find work. The labour movement was very strong. Traditional boat building still stands strong here.
The other side of the Municipality (Halsa and Halsanaustan) was more proned to farming the land, land ownership and running timber industries. The labour movement was, therefore, not very strong here. One can still sense "remains" of that difference today.

Halsa is not spectacular at first glance (besides the scenery), but it is a very "honest" piece of rural Norway. And, as with most things, once you get to know the place, it actually is quite spectacular and has a very interesting history.

I therefore found making a kind of Halsa themed series was a fun cache project. There are/will be caches with short snippets of local history all over the municipality. At least one for each "grend" (village) and noticable site. If you are new to Norway, this example of a typical Norwegian municipality, everyday rural life and varied scenery, could make for an interesting experience and sightseeing.

Halsa has 1595 inhabitants and 300 sq. km. land mass, whereof 8 sq. km. is water. Halsa is also known for being the place where the world famous Killer whale "Keiko" swam to and stayed until he died some years ago.

The "Halsa" chapter in every cache decription will be identical.

Be careful when putting back, so that it is not too easily spotted, and sits well in it's place.

Happy caching!

FTF: linmarlau og korak8

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Oruvaq srapr - fgnl bhgfvqr

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A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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