Førde Church (Hordaland)

Førde Church
Førde kyrkje
Vestre Vikebygd kyrkje

View of the church
Førde Church
Location in Hordaland county
Førde Church
Location in Hordaland county
59°36′45″N 5°28′49″E / 59.6124°N 5.4803°E / 59.6124; 5.4803Coordinates: 59°36′45″N 5°28′49″E / 59.6124°N 5.4803°E / 59.6124; 5.4803
Location Sveio, Hordaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s) Vestre Vikebygd kyrkje
Consecrated 22 Sept 1938
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Torgeir Alvsaker
Completed 1938
Specifications
Capacity 240
Materials Stone
Administration
Parish Valestrand og Førde
Deanery Sunnhordland prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

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

History

The white, stone church was built in 1938 by the architect Torgeir Alvsaker. The church, which seats about 240 people, was consecrated on 22 September 1938 by the Bishop Andreas Fleischer. The church was originally called Vestre Vikebygd Church from its construction until 1981 when its name was changed to Førde Church. It was part of the old municipality of Vikebygd when it was constructed, and it served the western part of the municipality, hence the name (vestre means "western" in Norwegian). Vikebygd was consolidated with Sveio in 1964, and after some time its name was changed to reflect the change in municipality.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Førde kyrkje, Sveio". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
  3. ↑ "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 2015-03-09.



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