Stedje Church

Stedje Church
Stedje kyrkje

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Stedje Church
Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
61°13′35″N 7°05′45″E / 61.2265°N 7.0957°E / 61.2265; 7.0957Coordinates: 61°13′35″N 7°05′45″E / 61.2265°N 7.0957°E / 61.2265; 7.0957
Location Sogndal Municipality,
Sogn og Fjordane
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Founded c. 1000
Consecrated 17 Dec 1867
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Christian Christie
Completed 1867
Specifications
Capacity 400
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Stedje
Deanery Indre Sogn prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Stedje Church (Norwegian: Stedje kyrkje) is the main parish church in Sogndal Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sogndalsfjøra, near the shore of the Sogndalsfjorden. The church is part of the Stedje parish in the Indre Sogn deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The red, wooden church, which has 600 seats, was built in 1867. It was consecrated on 17 December 1867 by the Bishop Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland. The architect Christian Christie made the designs for the building. This church was built to replace an older stave church. This has been a church site since the 9th century AD.[1][2][3][4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Stedje kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
  3. ↑ "Stedje kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
  4. ↑ "Stedje kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 2014-02-12.



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