Olden Church
| Olden Church | |
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| Olden kyrkje | |
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View of the church | |
  Olden Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county | |
| 61°49′39″N 6°48′30″E / 61.8274°N 6.8083°ECoordinates: 61°49′39″N 6°48′30″E / 61.8274°N 6.8083°E | |
| Location |
Stryn Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 19 Dec 1934 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Daniel J. Muri |
| Completed | 1934 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 500 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Olden |
| Deanery | Nordfjord prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin |
Olden Church (Norwegian: Olden kyrkje) is a parish church in Stryn Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Olden on the north end of the Oldedalen valley. The church is part of the Olden parish in the Nordfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The red, wooden church was built in 1934 to replace the Old Olden Church as the main church for the parish. The church was designed by the architect Daniel J. Muri and it was consecrate on 19 December 1934 by the Bishop Andreas Fleischer. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Olden kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
- ↑ "Olden church". Sogn og Fjordane Archives. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
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