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14-520: The village of Tveit lies along the Tovdalselva river, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northeast of the airport. Tveit Church is located in the village. The stone church was built in the 12th century, and it is the oldest building in the village. The 1-square-kilometre (250-acre) village has a population (2016) of 1,418 which gives the village a population density of 1,418 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,670/sq mi). The district (originally

28-427: A basilica -type building, the strict definition of the term "nave" is restricted to the central aisle. In a broader, more colloquial sense, the nave includes all areas available for the lay worshippers, including the side-aisles and transepts. Either way, the nave is distinct from the area reserved for the choir and clergy . The nave extends from the entry—which may have a separate vestibule (the narthex )—to

42-466: A final bid to win the facility, the people from Tveit launched a supporters meeting outside the council offices with about 300 attendees. Randesund supporters were also there numbering about 10. The same day it was announced that Tveit had won the bid. Therefore, a new Tveit sports hall will be built in the coming years with a budget of 20 million  kr . Currently there is a small sports hall in Tveit at

56-510: Is believed to have been made in the 13th century. The baroque altarpiece is dated to around the year 1650. In 1814, this church served as an election church ( Norwegian : valgkirke ). Together with more than 300 other parish churches across Norway, it was a polling station for elections to the 1814 Norwegian Constituent Assembly which wrote the Constitution of Norway . This was Norway's first national elections. Each church parish

70-485: Is surrounded by a cemetery . The historic structure is protected by law. The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1379, but the church was likely built between the years 1050 and 1070. It is possible that there was a wooden stave church on the site prior to the construction of the stone building. The Romanesque stone church originally had a rectangular shape. The baptismal font in sandstone dated from 1250 to 1350. The Madonna figure

84-473: Is the section set apart for the laity, while the chancel is reserved for the clergy. In medieval churches the nave was separated from the chancel by the rood screen ; these, being elaborately decorated, were notable features in European churches from the 14th to the mid-16th century. Medieval naves were divided into bays, the repetition of form giving an effect of great length; and the vertical element of

98-589: The parish ) was named after the old Tveit farm ( Old Norse : Þveit ), since the Tveit Church was built there. The name is identical with the word þveit which means 'a piece of cleared land cut from a forest '. The name spelled differently over the centuries: Tved , Thvet , and Tveid . In 2010, the Kristiansand City Council had a vote on which district should have a new sports hall. The 2 finalists were Tveit and Randesund. In

112-523: The " Ship of St. Peter " or the Ark of Noah . The term may also have been suggested by the keel shape of the vaulting of a church. In many Nordic and Baltic countries a model ship is commonly found hanging in the nave of a church, and in some languages the same word means both 'nave' and 'ship', as for instance Danish skib , Swedish skepp , Dutch schip or Spanish nave . The earliest churches were built when builders were familiar with

126-767: The Ve School which is used by various organisations. The Tveit Skisenter is also the largest ski resort in Kristiansand. It even has ski escalators. The 10 largest political parties in Tveit As of 2015: Tveit Church (Agder) Tveit Church ( Norwegian : Tveit kirke ) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kristiansand Municipality in Agder county, Norway . It is located on

140-666: The banks of the Tovdalselva , just outside the village of Ryen in the district of Tveit in the borough of Oddernes in the northeastern part of the city of Kristiansand . It is the church for the Tveit parish which is part of the Kristiansand domprosti (arch- deanery ) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark . The white, stone church was built in a long church design around the year 1150 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect . The church seats about 350 people. The church

154-473: The chancel and may be flanked by lower side-aisles separated from the nave by an arcade . If the aisles are high and of a width comparable to the central nave, the structure is sometimes said to have three naves. It provides the central approach to the high altar . The term nave is from navis , the Latin word for ship , an early Christian symbol of the Church as a whole, with a possible connection to

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168-512: The form of the Roman basilica , a public building for business transactions. It had a wide central area, with aisles separated by columns, and with windows near the ceiling. Old St. Peter's Basilica in Rome is an early church which had this form. It was built in the 4th century on the orders of Roman emperor Constantine I , and replaced in the 16th century. The nave, the main body of the building,

182-461: Was a constituency that elected people called "electors" who later met together in each county to elect the representatives for the assembly that was to meet in Eidsvoll later that year. Over the years there have been several additions to enlarge the church. In 1827, a sacristy was built on the north side of the chancel . In 1831, the main entrance with a tower was added and the old entry porch

196-423: Was incorporated into the nave . In 1867, a wooden addition to the west was added to enlarge the nave even more and provide a new entry porch. Nave The nave ( / n eɪ v / ) is the central part of a church , stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts , or in a church without transepts, to the chancel . When a church contains side aisles , as in

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