Øn Church

Øn Church
Øn kyrkje
Øn Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
61°13′09″N 5°13′11″E / 61.2191°N 5.2197°ECoordinates: 61°13′09″N 5°13′11″E / 61.2191°N 5.2197°E
Location	Hyllestad Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated	15 June 1958
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Ole Halvorsen
Completed	1958
Specifications
Capacity	370
Materials	Brick
Administration
Parish	Hyllestad
Deanery	Sunnfjord prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Øn Church (Norwegian: Øn kyrkje) is a parish church in Hyllestad Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sørbøvågen. The church is part of the Hyllestad parish in the Sunnfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. There has been a church at Øn (just east of Sørbøvågen) since at least the 14th century.^[1][2]

View of the altarpiece at Øn Church

Øn Church is a brick and concrete building which sits along the Hyllestadfjorden. The church, which has 370 seats, was consecrated 15 June 1958 by the Bishop Ragnvald Indrebø. The architect Ole Halvorsen designed the church. The present church was built in Sørbøvågen to replace a previous church located about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the east which burned down on 4 November 1940 after being struck by lightning. There was some controversy over where to build the replacement church: on the original location at Øn or in the village of Sørbøvågen. After some debate and a vote, it was settled on building the church in Sørbøvågen.^[3]

See also

• List of churches in Sogn og Fjordane

References

1. "Øn kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
3. "Øn Church". Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2013-12-12.