Utvik Church

Utvik Church
Utvik kyrkje
View of the church
Utvik Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county Utvik Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
61°48′25″N 6°31′13″E / 61.8069°N 6.5202°ECoordinates: 61°48′25″N 6°31′13″E / 61.8069°N 6.5202°E
Location	Stryn Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated	29 Nov 1840
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Hans Linstow
Completed	1840
Specifications
Capacity	350
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Utvik
Deanery	Nordfjord prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Utvik Church (Norwegian: Utvik kyrkje) is a parish church in Stryn Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Utvik. The church is part of the Utvik parish in the Nordfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white wooden church was built in 1840 by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 350 people.^[1][2]

History

There has been a church at Utvik since the 13th century. The stave church apparently existed until the early 17th century. In 1617, a new cruciform church was built to replace the previous church. The present church was built in 1840 to replace the previous church. The present church was consecrated on 29 November 1840.^[3]

See also

• List of churches in Sogn og Fjordane

References

1. "Utvik kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
3. "Utvik kyrkje" (in Norwegian). NRK Fylkesleksikon. Retrieved 2013-10-11.