Ytre Arna Church
| Ytre Arna Church | |
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| Ytre Arna kirke | |
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  Ytre Arna Church Location of the church  Ytre Arna Church Ytre Arna Church (Norway) | |
| 60°27′30″N 5°26′22″E / 60.4583°N 5.4394°E | |
| Location | Bergen Municipality, Vestland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1899 |
| Consecrated | 5 Nov 1899 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Schak Bull |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1899 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 250 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
| Deanery | Åsane prosti |
| Parish | Ytre Arna |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Listed |
| ID | 85890 |
Ytre Arna Church (Norwegian: Ytre Arna kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ytre Arna in the borough of Åsane. It is the church for the Ytre Arna parish which is part of the Åsane prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1899 using designs by the architect Schak Bull. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]
History
Permission to build a church in Ytre Arna was granted by Royal Decree on 22 May 1897. The new church was completed in 1899 and it was consecrated on 5 November 1899. The designs of the church were drawn by the architect Schak Bull, and the main builder was Peter Gabrielsen from Spjutøy in Lindås. The construction of the church was funded by the owner of the local factory, Jürgen Jebsen. In 1949, the interior underwent a significant renovation led by architect Ole Landmark.[3][4][5]
See also
References
- ^ "Ytre Arna kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
- ^ "Ytre Arna kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
- ^ "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
- ^ Lidén, Hans-Emil. "Ytre Arna kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
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