Uggdal Church
| Uggdal Church | |
|---|---|
| Uggdal kyrkje | |
  Uggdal Church Location in Hordaland county | |
| 60°00′22″N 5°31′26″E / 60.0062°N 5.5239°ECoordinates: 60°00′22″N 5°31′26″E / 60.0062°N 5.5239°E | |
| Location | Tysnes, Hordaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 31 May 1876 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | O. Vangberg |
| Completed | 1876 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 650 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Reksteren og Uggdal |
| Deanery | Sunnhordland prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin |
Uggdal Church (Norwegian: Uggdal kyrkje) is a parish church in Tysnes municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Uggdal on the large island of Tysnesøya. The church is part of the "Reksteren og Uggdal" parish in the Sunnhordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1876. The church was designed by the architect O. Vangsnes. The church, which seats about 650 people, was consecrated on 31 May 1876 by the Bishop Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland.[1][2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Uggdal kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
- ↑ "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
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