Hestad Church

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Elongated wooden church by Hestadfjorden in Gaular - 13 m long and 5.5 m wide, Built in 1805 - by the villagers from materials salvaged from an older stave church. There is room for 60 persons in this tiny church. The altarpiece and pulpit date from 1805. The altarpiece was probably decorated by the well-known decorative artist Kristian Kjelstad. Other items of interest include an altar candlestick from the 18th century, and there are wood carvings from medieval times - which are the only ones of their kind that have been preserved in Sunnfjord, apart from the rectory in Kinn.