Sæle Church

Sæle Church
Sæle kyrkje
View of the church
Sæle Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county Sæle Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
61°06′45″N 6°23′21″E / 61.1124°N 6.3891°ECoordinates: 61°06′45″N 6°23′21″E / 61.1124°N 6.3891°E
Location	Balestrand Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated	28 April 1903
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Hans Jacob Sparre
Completed	1903
Specifications
Capacity	170
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Balestrand
Deanery	Indre Sogn prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Sæle Church (Norwegian: Sæle kyrkje) is a parish church in Balestrand Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sæle, on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden. The church is part of the Balestrand parish in the Indre Sogn deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The yellow, wooden church, which has 170 seats, was built in 1903. It was consecrated on 28 April 1903 by the Bishop Johan Willoch Erichsen. The architect Hans Jacob Sparre from Oslo made the Romanesque-revival style designs for the building. Sæle Church was built to replace the centuries-old stone Kvamsøy Church on the nearby island of Kvamsøy. Sæle Church (and Kvamsøy Church before that) have always belonged to Vik parish (and municipality), but in 1964, it was transferred to Balestrand parish (and municipality).^[1][2][3]

Media gallery

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  Front of the church
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  Back side of the church
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  Interior of the church

See also

• List of churches in Sogn og Fjordane

References

1. "Sæle kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
3. "Sæle kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2014-02-05.