Ølve Church
| Ølve Church | |
|---|---|
| Ølve kyrkje | |
  Ølve Church Location in Hordaland county | |
| 59°59′33″N 5°47′04″E / 59.9926°N 5.7845°ECoordinates: 59°59′33″N 5°47′04″E / 59.9926°N 5.7845°E | |
| Location | Kvinnherad, Hordaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Hans Linstow |
| Completed | 1861 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 350 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Ølve |
| Deanery | Sunnhordland prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin |
Ølve Church (Norwegian: Ølve kyrkje) is a parish church in Kvinnherad municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ølve. The church is part of the Ølve parish in the Sunnhordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1861 using plans by the architect Hans Linstow. The church was consecrate on 13 October 1861. The church seats about 350 people. The church was built on the site of a medieval stave church.[1][2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Ølve kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
- ↑ "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
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