Årdal Church (Vestland)
Årdal Church | |
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Årdal kyrkje | |
61°14′18″N 7°42′25″E / 61.2382°N 7.7070°E | |
Location | Årdal Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Consecrated | 19 December 1867 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Christian Christie |
Completed | 1867 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 400 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin |
Deanery | Indre Sogn prosti |
Parish | Nedre Årdal |
Årdal Church (Norwegian: Årdal kyrkje) is a parish church in Årdal Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Årdalstangen, at the end of the Årdalsfjorden. The church is part of the Nedre Årdal parish in the Indre Sogn deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The red, wooden church was built in 1867 by the architect Christian Christie. The building was consecrated on 19 December 1867. The church seats about 400 people.[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ "Årdal kyrkje, Nedre Årdal". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-02-25.