Sira Church
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Here you can see the Sira church in Eresfjord, which is clearly visible across the mountains and open fields. The river Eira runs behind the church and is popular with salmon fishermen. The story of how the church came to be built in Sira goes; there was to be a new church built in the village, however, what was built during the day was destroyed at night. The residents of Eresfjord believed that the destruction was the work of higher powers. Therefore, they threw a log into the river and decided that wherever the log came ashore is where the church should be built. And that is how the church came to Sira. Sira church was referred to in 1426 as Sirin Kirkiu. It was first a simple stave church and was later developed into a cross shape with arms to the North and South. At the beginning of the 1700s the church was dismantled and a wooden church was built. Throughout the 1800s there was a big population increase in the country. Many churches became too small and in 1851 a law was passed that quantified the relationship between the number of seats in a church and the population of the parish. In Nesset the relationship was 3 to 10 and the law was soon implemented in churches across the land. The 8 sided church that stands here today is from 1869, was built with logs and has a colourful interior. The church was built according to plans by the German architect Heinrich Grosch. It also has an organ that puffs distinctively when it starts.