Fredrikstad Domkirke

West view

The Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral in Fredrikstad (Norwegian: Fredrikstad Domkirke ( bokmål ) or Fredrikstad Domkyrkje ( Nynorsk )) is located in the southern Norwegian city ​​of Fredrikstad and is the cathedral church of the diocese of Borg .

Building

The church was designed as a parish church by Ferdinand Waldemar Lühr and built in neo-Gothic form in 1879/80 . The brick church was consecrated as Fredrikstad Vestre kirke (West Church) in October 1880 and can accommodate around 1,100 people. The church has a 72 m high bell tower integrated into the facade.

The western church owes its spatial impression to the restoration of 1954. It was not raised to the rank of episcopal church until the diocese of Borg was founded in 1969.

Furnishing

The stained glass was created in 1917 by Emanuel Vigeland, the picture on the main altar by Axel Revold. The pulpit was carved by Anthon Røvik.

organ

The organ was built in 1964 by the Danish organ builder Marcussen & Søn . The slider chests -instrument has 54 registers (about 4,000 pipes ) on four manuals and pedal . The playing and stop actions are mechanical.

I Rückpositiv C – g 3 Gedakt 8th' Quintatøn 8th' Principal 4 ′ Rørfløjte 4 ′ Gemshorn 2 ′ Nasat 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′ Sesquialtera II Sharp V-VI Dulcian 16 ′ Krumhorn 8th' Tremulant

II Hauptwerk C – g 3 Gedaktpommer 16 ′ Principal 8th' Spidsfløjte 8th' Octave 4 ′ Hulfløjte 4 ′ Spidsquint 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ Octave 2 ′ Mixture VI-VIII Cymbel II Trumpet 8th'

III Swell C – g 3 Drone 16 ′ Itialiensk Principal 8th' Viola di gamba 8th' Voce Celeste 8th' Rørfløjte 8th' Octave 4 ′ Traversfløjte 4 ′ Nasat 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′ Octave 2 ′ Third II Mixture V-VII Trumpet 16 ′ Trumpet 8th' Engelsk Horn 8th' Clairon 4 ′ Tremulant

IV breastwork C – g 3 Trægedakt 8th' Blokfløjte 4 ′ Principal 2 ′ Waldfløjte 2 ′ Sivfløjte 1' Klokkecymbel II shelf 16 ′ Skalmeje 8th' Tremulant

Pedals C – g 1 Principal 16 ′ Subbas 16 ′ Octave 8th' Gedakt 8th' Octave 4 ′ Nathorn 2 ′ Mixture VI Bassoon 32 ′ Basun 16 ′ Trumpet 8th' zinc 4 ′

• Pair : I / II, III / II, IV / II, I / P, II / P, III / P, IV / P

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Information on the organ ( Memento of the original from February 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 

Web links

Commons : Fredrikstad domkirke  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website (Norwegian)

Coordinates: 59 ° 12 ′ 34 ″  N , 10 ° 56 ′ 34 ″  E