Bø Church (Hyllestad)

Bø Church
Bø kyrkje

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Bø Church
Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
Bø Church
Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
61°07′50″N 5°19′44″E / 61.1305°N 5.3289°E / 61.1305; 5.3289Coordinates: 61°07′50″N 5°19′44″E / 61.1305°N 5.3289°E / 61.1305; 5.3289
Location Hyllestad Municipality,
Sogn og Fjordane
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated 29 November 1868
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Completed 1868
Specifications
Capacity 200
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Hyllestad
Deanery Sunnfjord prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Bø Church (Norwegian: Bø kyrkje) is a parish church in Hyllestad Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of hattfjelldal. The church is part of the Hyllestad parish in the Sunnfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1868 to replace an earlier church. The first known church on the site dates back to at least the 1340s. The present church seats about 200 people. The building was designed by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. It was consecrated on 29 November 1868.[1][2][3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bø kyrkje, Leirvik". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
  3. ↑ "Bø kyrkje og kyrkjegard". Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2013-12-12.



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