Hafslo Church

Hafslo Church
Hafslo kyrkje

View of the church
Hafslo Church
Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
61°18′39″N 7°11′08″E / 61.3109°N 7.1856°E / 61.3109; 7.1856Coordinates: 61°18′39″N 7°11′08″E / 61.3109°N 7.1856°E / 61.3109; 7.1856
Location Luster Municipality,
Sogn og Fjordane
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated 4 December 1878
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) J. Faye
Completed 1878
Specifications
Capacity 300
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Hafslo
Deanery Indre Sogn prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Hafslo Church (Norwegian: Hafslo kyrkje) is a parish church in Luster Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hafslo. The church is part of the Hafslo parish in the Indre Sogn deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church, which has 300 seats, was built and consecrated on 4 December 1878. The architect J. Faye made the designs for the building. The church was built to replace the old stave church which stood from around the year 1200 until it was torn down in 1878.[1][2][3]

See also

References

  1. "Hafslo kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  3. "Hafslo kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2014-02-21.


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