Ænes Church

Ænes Church
Ænes kyrkje

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Ænes Church
Location in Hordaland county
60°05′26″N 6°06′47″E / 60.0905°N 6.1131°E / 60.0905; 6.1131Coordinates: 60°05′26″N 6°06′47″E / 60.0905°N 6.1131°E / 60.0905; 6.1131
Location Kvinnherad, Hordaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Completed 1200
Specifications
Capacity 120
Materials Stone
Administration
Parish Ænes
Deanery Sunnhordland prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Ænes Church (Norwegian: Ænes kyrkje) is a parish church in Kvinnherad municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ænes. The church is part of the Ænes parish in the Sunnhordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone church was built during the early 13th century, making it the oldest church in Kvinnherad. The church seats about 120 people.[1][2][3]

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References

  1. "Ænes kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
  3. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 2015-03-30.



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