Førde Church

This article is about the church in the town of Førde, Norway. For the church in Sveio, Norway, see Førde Church (Hordaland).
Førde Church
Førde kyrkje

View of the church
Førde Church

Location in Sogn og Fjordane county

61°27′21″N 5°51′45″E / 61.4558°N 5.8626°ECoordinates: 61°27′21″N 5°51′45″E / 61.4558°N 5.8626°E
Location Førde Municipality,
Sogn og Fjordane
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated 1 Oct 1885
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Completed 1885
Specifications
Capacity 600
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Førde
Deanery Sunnfjord prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Førde Church (Norwegian: Førde kyrkje) is the main parish church in Førde Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the town of Førde. The church is part of the Førde parish in the Sunnfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1885 using designs by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church, that seats about 600 people, was consecrated on 1 October 1885 by the Bishop Fredrik Waldemar Hvoslef. The church today dates back to 1885, but in this very place there have been churches as far back as to the 1100s.[1][2]

Building

Førde church is 38.7 metres (127 ft) long, the nave measuring 24.4 metres (80 ft), and 15.5 metres (51 ft) wide. To the east, there is a pentagonal chancel with vestries on each side. The porch to the west is a quadrangle that is 5.5 by 5.5 metres (18 by 18 ft), and it has a base for a 30-metre (98 ft) high steeple. The church has a large gallery, where an organ was installed when the church was new.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Førde kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  3. ↑ "Førde Church". Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2013-11-22.