Loen Church
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| Loen Church | |
|---|---|
| Loen kyrkje / Lokyrkja | |
 View of the church | |
  Loen Church | |
| 61°52′18″N 6°51′32″E / 61.8716°N 6.8589°ECoordinates: 61°52′18″N 6°51′32″E / 61.8716°N 6.8589°E | |
| Location |
Stryn Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 9 Sept 1838 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Style | Octagonal |
| Completed | 1838 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 190 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Loen |
| Deanery | Nordfjord prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin |
Loen Church (Norwegian: Loen kyrkje or Lokyrkja) is a parish church in Stryn Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Loen. The church is part of the Loen parish in the Nordfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, octagonal, wooden church was built in 1838. It seats about 190 people. The church was consecrated on 9 September 1838.[1][2]
History
The first church in Loen, probably a stave church, was erected in the 1200s. It was replaced by a timber long church in the 1600s. The church stood a long time without a church tower, but in 1707 a tower was built and it was funded by private donations. This church was used until the present church was built in 1838.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Loen kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
- ↑ "Loen kyrkje" (in Norwegian). NRK Fylkesleksikon. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
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