Austrheim Church

Austrheim Church
Austrheim kyrkje
View of the church
Austrheim Church Location in Hordaland county Austrheim Church Location in Hordaland county
60°45′33″N 4°54′48″E / 60.7592°N 4.9133°ECoordinates: 60°45′33″N 4°54′48″E / 60.7592°N 4.9133°E
Location	Austrheim, Hordaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated	2 April 1865
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Askild Åse
Completed	1865
Specifications
Capacity	450
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Austrheim
Deanery	Nordhordland prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Austrheim Church (Norwegian: Austrheim kyrkje) is a parish church in Lindås municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Austrheim. The church is part of the Austrheim parish in the Nordhordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1865 by the architect Askild Åse. The church was consecrated on 2 April 1865 by the Bishop Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland. The church seats about 450 people.^[1][2] Austrheim Church has a long history. There was a medieval stave church, mentioned in historical records in 1360. That old church was replaced by a log church in 1659. On 16 November 1710, the church was damaged by lightning. The log church was demolished in 1865 to make room for a new church which still stands today.^[3]

See also

• List of churches in Hordaland

References

1. "Austrheim kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
3. "Austrheim kirke" (in Norwegian). DIS Hordaland. Retrieved 2014-04-02.