Fitjakirkja í Skorradal

The wooden church at Fitjar in Skorradalur in W-Iceland was built in 1896-97, and renovated almost a century later. It is a very small church and one of the few that was owned by the local farmer instead of the national church. It was also one of the last churches built in Iceland in an old basic style, lacking a church tower. Fitjar has been a churchstead since about 1200, in Catholic times it was dedicated to St. Nicholas. Mass is held only 2-3 times in the summertime, as the parish is largely depopulated, while a popular place for summerhouses, with wooded hills beside a large lake.