Hyen Church

Hyen Church
Hyen kyrkje
Hyen Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county Hyen Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
61°44′22″N 5°55′06″E / 61.7394°N 5.9183°ECoordinates: 61°44′22″N 5°55′06″E / 61.7394°N 5.9183°E
Location	Gloppen Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated	14 June 1876
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Karl Uchermann
Completed	1876
Specifications
Capacity	300
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Hyen
Deanery	Nordfjord prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Hyen Church (Norwegian: Hyen kyrkje) is a parish church in Gloppen Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Straume, near the shore of the Hyefjorden. The church is part of the Hyen parish in the Nordfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1876 by the architect Karl Uchermann. The church seats about 300 people. It was consecrated on 14 June 1876. There has been a church in this area for centuries. The first church was probably a stave church dating back to the 13th century. The church site was later moved closer to the fjord, where it is now located.^[1][2][3]

See also

• List of churches in Sogn og Fjordane

References

1. "Hyen kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
3. "Hyen kyrkje" (in Norwegian). NRK Fylkesleksikon. Retrieved 2013-10-25.