Sundvor Church
| Sundvor Church | |
|---|---|
| Sundvor kyrkje | |
  Sundvor Church Location in Hordaland county | |
| 60°04′26″N 5°45′23″E / 60.0738°N 5.7563°ECoordinates: 60°04′26″N 5°45′23″E / 60.0738°N 5.7563°E | |
| Location | Fusa, Hordaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Sundvor kapell |
| Consecrated | 14 Oct 1927 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Erlend Tryti |
| Completed | 1927 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 228 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Fusa |
| Deanery | Hardanger og Voss prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin |
Sundvor Church (Norwegian: Sundvor kyrkje) is a parish church in Fusa municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sundvord, serving the far southern part of Fusa municipality. The church is part of the Fusa parish in the Hardanger og Voss deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1927 as a "chapel". The church was designed by the architect Erlend Tryti. The church, which seats about 228 people, was consecrated on 14 October 1927. In 2000, the chapel was upgraded to a "church".[1][2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Sundvor kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
- ↑ Lidén, Hans. "Sundvor kapell" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
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