Stedje Church

Stedje Church
Stedje kyrkje
View of the church
Stedje Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county Stedje Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
61°13′35″N 7°05′45″E / 61.2265°N 7.0957°ECoordinates: 61°13′35″N 7°05′45″E / 61.2265°N 7.0957°E
Location	Sogndal Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Founded	c. 1000
Consecrated	17 Dec 1867
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Christian Christie
Completed	1867
Specifications
Capacity	400
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Stedje
Deanery	Indre Sogn prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Stedje Church (Norwegian: Stedje kyrkje) is the main parish church in Sogndal Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sogndalsfjøra, near the shore of the Sogndalsfjorden. The church is part of the Stedje parish in the Indre Sogn deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The red, wooden church, which has 600 seats, was built in 1867. It was consecrated on 17 December 1867 by the Bishop Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland. The architect Christian Christie made the designs for the building. This church was built to replace an older stave church. This has been a church site since the 9th century AD.^[1][2][3][4]

Media gallery

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  Rear exterior view
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  Front exterior view
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  Stained-glass window

See also

• List of churches in Sogn og Fjordane

References

1. "Stedje kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
3. "Stedje kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
4. "Stedje kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 2014-02-12.