Slettebakken Church
| Slettebakken Church | |
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| Slettebakken kirke | |
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View of the church | |
  Slettebakken Church Location in Hordaland county | |
| 60°21′10″N 5°21′25″E / 60.3528°N 5.3570°ECoordinates: 60°21′10″N 5°21′25″E / 60.3528°N 5.3570°E | |
| Location | Bergen, Hordaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Tore Sveram |
| Completed | 1970 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 600 |
| Materials | Concrete |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Fana |
| Deanery | Fana prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin |
Slettebakken Church (Norwegian: Slettebakken kirke) is a parish church in Bergen municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the Slettebakken neighborhood in Årstad borough in the city of Bergen. The church is part of the Slettebakken parish in the Fana deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The large, concrete, modern-style church was built in 1970 by the architect Tore Sveram. The church, which seats up to 600 people, was consecrated on 20 December 1970. The church is a landmark in the city due to its unique curved roof line.[1][2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Slettebakken kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
- ↑ "Slettebakken kirke" (in Norwegian). Bergen Byarkiv. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
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