Øystese Church

Øystese Church
Øystese kyrkje

View of the church
Øystese Church
Location in Hordaland county
Øystese Church
Location in Hordaland county
60°23′16″N 6°12′11″E / 60.3877°N 6.2031°E / 60.3877; 6.2031Coordinates: 60°23′16″N 6°12′11″E / 60.3877°N 6.2031°E / 60.3877; 6.2031
Location Kvam, Hordaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) C. Erichsen and Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Completed 1868
Specifications
Capacity 500
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Øystese
Deanery Hardanger og Voss prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Øystese Church (Norwegian: Øystese kyrkje) is a parish church in Kvam municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Øystese. The church is part of the Øystese parish in the Hardanger og Voss deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.[1][2]

History

The first church in Øystese was a stave church that was built before the year 1300. The church was in use until 1868 when it was torn down to make room for a new, much larger church. The present wooden church was built in 1868 by the architect C. Erichson, using plans by Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 500 people.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Øystese kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
  3. ↑ "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 2014-07-03.



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