Årdal Church (Sogn og Fjordane)

Årdal Church
Årdal kyrkje
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Årdal Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county Årdal Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
61°14′18″N 7°42′25″E / 61.2382°N 7.7070°ECoordinates: 61°14′18″N 7°42′25″E / 61.2382°N 7.7070°E
Location	Årdal Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated	19 December 1867
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Christian Christie
Completed	1867
Specifications
Capacity	400
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Nedre Årdal
Deanery	Indre Sogn prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Årdal Church (Norwegian: Årdal kyrkje) is a parish church in Årdal Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Årdalstangen, at the end of the Årdalsfjorden. The church is part of the Nedre Årdal parish in the Indre Sogn deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The red, wooden church was built in 1867 by the architect Christian Christie. The building was consecrated on 19 December 1867. The church seats about 400 people.^[1][2]

See also

• List of churches in Sogn og Fjordane

References

1. "Årdal kyrkje, Nedre Årdal". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-02-25.