Solheim Church (Masfjorden)
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Solheim Church | |
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Solheim kyrkje | |
60°53′17″N 5°27′56″E / 60.8880°N 5.4656°E | |
Location | Masfjorden Municipality, Vestland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Consecrated | 24 March 1882 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Ole Syslak |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1882 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 200 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
Deanery | Nordhordland prosti |
Parish | Masfjorden |
Solheim Church (Norwegian: Solheim kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Masfjorden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Solheim, along the shore of the Masfjorden. It is the church for the Masfjorden parish which is part of the Nordhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1882 using designs by the architect Ole Syslak. The church seats about 200 people and it serves the eastern part of the municipality.[1][2] The church was consecrated on 24 March 1882 by the Bishop Waldemar Hvoslef.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Solheim kyrkje, Masfjorden". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- ^ "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 2020-03-12.