Oppstryn Church

Oppstryn Church
Oppstryn kyrkje
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Oppstryn Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county Oppstryn Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
61°54′38″N 7°03′18″E / 61.9106°N 7.0549°ECoordinates: 61°54′38″N 7°03′18″E / 61.9106°N 7.0549°E
Location	Stryn Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated	1 Nov 1863
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Hans Linstow
Completed	1863
Specifications
Capacity	300
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Oppstryn
Deanery	Nordfjord prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Oppstryn Church (Norwegian: Oppstryn kyrkje) is a parish church in Stryn Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Oppstryn, on the shore of the lake Oppstrynsvatnet. The church is part of the Oppstryn parish in the Nordfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1863 using drawings by the architect Hans Linstow. It seats about 300 people and it was consecrated on 1 November 1863. There has been a church at Oppstryn since the 13th century.^[1][2][3]

See also

• List of churches in Sogn og Fjordane

References

1. "Oppstryn kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
3. "Oppstryn kyrkje" (in Norwegian). NRK Fylkesleksikon. Retrieved 2013-10-16.