Fusa Church
| Fusa Church | |
|---|---|
| Fusa kyrkje | |
 View of the church | |
  Fusa Church Location in Hordaland county  Fusa Church Fusa Church (Norway) | |
| 60°12′13″N 5°37′27″E / 60.2036°N 5.6241°E | |
| Location | Fusa, Hordaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | Before 1325 |
| Consecrated | 2 Sep 1962 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Ole Halvorsen |
| Completed | 1962 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 350 |
| Materials | Concrete |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin |
| Deanery | Hardanger og Voss prosti |
| Parish | Fusa |
Fusa Church (Norwegian: Fusa kyrkje) is the main parish church in Fusa municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fusa. The church is part of the Fusa parish in the Hardanger og Voss deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, concrete church was built in 1962 by the architect Ole Halvorsen. The church seats about 350 people. It is the fourth church building to be built on this site.[1][2]
History
The first church on this site was built in the Middle Ages, sometime before 1325, and it probably was a stave church. The church was torn down and replaced in the year 1600. A new, larger church was built in 1861. On Sunday, 11 January 1959, shortly after the worship service, the church caught fire and burned to the ground. The church was immediately rebuilt and it was consecrated on 2 September 1962.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Fusa kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
- ^ "Fusa kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
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