Eidfjord Church

Eidfjord Church
Eidfjord kyrkje
Eidfjord Church Location in Hordaland county Eidfjord Church Location in Hordaland county
60°27′42″N 7°04′18″E / 60.4618°N 7.0718°ECoordinates: 60°27′42″N 7°04′18″E / 60.4618°N 7.0718°E
Location	Eidfjord, Hordaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated	31 May 1981
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Sigurd Sekse
Completed	1981
Specifications
Capacity	375
Materials	Brick and wood
Administration
Parish	Eidfjord
Deanery	Hardanger og Voss prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Eidfjord Church (Norwegian: Eidfjord kyrkje) is a parish church in Eidfjord municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Eidfjord. The church is part of the Eidfjord parish in the Hardanger og Voss deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The modern-looking red brick church was built in 1981 to replace the Old Eidfjord Church which was built in 1309. The "new" church was consecrated on 31 May 1981. The church seats about 375 people.^[1][2]

See also

• List of churches in Hordaland

References

1. "Eidfjord kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-05-30.