Årstad Church

Årstad Church
Årstad kirke

View of the church
Årstad Church
Location in Hordaland county
60°22′30″N 5°21′08″E / 60.3751°N 5.3523°E / 60.3751; 5.3523Coordinates: 60°22′30″N 5°21′08″E / 60.3751°N 5.3523°E / 60.3751; 5.3523
Location Bergen, Hordaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Christian Christie
Architectural type Cruciform
Style Neogothic
Completed 1890
Specifications
Capacity 560
Materials Stone
Administration
Parish Årstad
Deanery Bergen domprosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Årstad Church (Norwegian: Årstad kirke) is a parish church in Bergen municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the Årstad neighborhood in the city of Bergen. The church is part of the Årstad parish in the Bergen arch-deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The large, stone, cruciform church was built in 1890 by the architect Christian Christie. The church, which seats about 560 people, was consecrated on 26 November 1890.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. "Årstad kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-08-18.



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