Manger Church
| Manger Church | |
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| Manger kyrkje | |
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View of the church | |
  Manger Church Location in Hordaland county | |
| 60°38′29″N 5°02′33″E / 60.6415°N 5.0424°ECoordinates: 60°38′29″N 5°02′33″E / 60.6415°N 5.0424°E | |
| Location | Radøy, Hordaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Founded | 1100s |
| Consecrated | 27 October 1891 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Hans Heinrich Jess |
| Completed | 1891 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 550 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Radøy |
| Deanery | Nordhordland prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin |
Manger Church (Norwegian: Manger kyrkje) is a parish church in Radøy municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Manger. The church is part of the Radøy parish in the Nordhordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1891 by the architect Hans Heinrich Jess who was from Bergen. The church, which seats about 550 people, was consecrated on 27 October 1891. The first church on this site was a stave church that was built in the 1100s.[1][2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Manger kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
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