Solheim Church (Bergen)
Solheim Church | |
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Solheim kirke | |
60°22′21″N 5°20′08″E / 60.3726°N 5.3355°E | |
Location | Bergen, Hordaland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Consecrated | 23 September 1956 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Peter Andersen |
Completed | 1956 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 319 |
Materials | Stone |
Administration | |
Diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin |
Deanery | Bergen domprosti |
Parish | Løvstakksiden |
Solheim Church (Norwegian: Solheim kirke) is a parish church in Bergen municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the Solheimsviken neighborhood in the city of Bergen. The church is part of the Løvstakksiden parish in the Bergen arch-deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone church was built in 1956 by the architect Peter Andersen. The church, which seats about 330 people, was consecrated on 23 September 1956.[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ "Solheim kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-08-18.