Hyen Church
| Hyen Church | |
|---|---|
| Hyen kyrkje | |
  Hyen Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county | |
| 61°44′22″N 5°55′06″E / 61.7394°N 5.9183°ECoordinates: 61°44′22″N 5°55′06″E / 61.7394°N 5.9183°E | |
| Location |
Gloppen Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 14 June 1876 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Karl Uchermann |
| Completed | 1876 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 300 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Hyen |
| Deanery | Nordfjord prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin |
Hyen Church (Norwegian: Hyen kyrkje) is a parish church in Gloppen Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Straume, near the shore of the Hyefjorden. The church is part of the Hyen parish in the Nordfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1876 by the architect Karl Uchermann. The church seats about 300 people. It was consecrated on 14 June 1876. There has been a church in this area for centuries. The first church was probably a stave church dating back to the 1200s. The church site was later moved closer to the fjord, where it is now located.[1][2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Hyen kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
- ↑ "Hyen kyrkje" (in Norwegian). NRK Fylkesleksikon. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
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