Dale Church (Luster)
Dale Church | |
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Dale kyrkje | |
View of the church | |
Dale Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county | |
61°26′29″N 7°27′18″E / 61.4413°N 7.4549°ECoordinates: 61°26′29″N 7°27′18″E / 61.4413°N 7.4549°E | |
Location |
Luster Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
Architecture | |
Status | Parish church |
Functional status | Active |
Completed | c. 1240 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 200 |
Materials | Stone |
Administration | |
Parish | Dale |
Deanery | Indre Sogn prosti |
Diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin |
Dale Church (Norwegian: Dale kyrkje) is a parish church in Luster Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Luster on the western shore of the Lustrafjorden. The church is part of the Dale parish in the Indre Sogn deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone church was built around the year 1240 and it was dedicated to Saint Nicholas. The church seats about 200 people.[1][2][3]
Media gallery
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Exterior view of the church
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Side view of the church
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Interior view of the church
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Soapstone portal in the church
See also
References
- ↑ "Dale kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ↑ "Dale kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
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