Foldnes Church

Foldnes Church
Foldnes kyrkje
Foldnes Church
Location in Hordaland county
60°22′03″N 5°07′35″E / 60.36737°N 5.1264°E / 60.36737; 5.1264Coordinates: 60°22′03″N 5°07′35″E / 60.36737°N 5.1264°E / 60.36737; 5.1264
Location Fjell, Hordaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated 22 April 2001
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Kolbjørn Jensen
Completed 2001
Specifications
Capacity 700
Materials Wood and Leca
Administration
Parish Fjell
Deanery Vesthordland prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Foldnes Church (Norwegian: Foldnes kyrkje) is a parish church in Fjell municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Foldnes on the island of Litlesotra. The church is part of the Fjell parish in the Vesthordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The modern-looking church was built in 2001 by the architect Kolbjørn Jensen. The building is constructed with wood and leca and it seats about 700 people. The church was consecrated on 22 April 2001.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. "Foldnes kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-12-04.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-12-04.


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