Øystese Church
| Øystese Church | |
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| Øystese kyrkje | |
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View of the church | |
  Øystese Church Location in Hordaland county | |
| 60°23′16″N 6°12′11″E / 60.3877°N 6.2031°ECoordinates: 60°23′16″N 6°12′11″E / 60.3877°N 6.2031°E | |
| Location | Kvam, Hordaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | C. Erichsen and Jacob Wilhelm Nordan |
| Completed | 1868 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 500 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Øystese |
| Deanery | Hardanger og Voss prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin |
Øystese Church (Norwegian: Øystese kyrkje) is a parish church in Kvam municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Øystese. The church is part of the Øystese parish in the Hardanger og Voss deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.[1][2]
History
The first church in Øystese was a stave church that was built before the year 1300. The church was in use until 1868 when it was torn down to make room for a new, much larger church. The present wooden church was built in 1868 by the architect C. Erichson, using plans by Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 500 people.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Øystese kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
- ↑ "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
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