Oppstryn Church
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Oppstryn Church | |
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Oppstryn kyrkje | |
61°54′38″N 7°03′18″E / 61.9106°N 7.0549°E | |
Location | Stryn Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Consecrated | 1 Nov 1863 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Hans Linstow |
Completed | 1863 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 300 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin |
Deanery | Nordfjord prosti |
Parish | Oppstryn |
Oppstryn Church (Norwegian: Oppstryn kyrkje) is a parish church in Stryn Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Oppstryn, on the shore of the lake Oppstrynsvatnet. The church is part of the Oppstryn parish in the Nordfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1863 using drawings by the architect Hans Linstow. It seats about 300 people and it was consecrated on 1 November 1863. There has been a church at Oppstryn since the 13th century.[1][2][3]
See also
References
- ^ "Oppstryn kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
- ^ "Oppstryn kyrkje" (in Norwegian). NRK Fylkesleksikon. Retrieved 2013-10-16.