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°E / 60.0062; 5.5239Coordinates: 60°00′22″N 5°31′26″E / 60.0062°N 5.5239°E / 60.0062; 5.5239
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]

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References

  1. "Uggdal kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
  3. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 2015-01-20.


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