Old Eidfjord Church

Old Eidfjord Church
Eidfjord gamle kyrkje

View of the church
Old Eidfjord Church

Location in Hordaland county

60°27′41″N 7°04′14″E / 60.461389°N 7.070556°ECoordinates: 60°27′41″N 7°04′14″E / 60.461389°N 7.070556°E
Location Eidfjord, Hordaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s) Vik kyrkje
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Unknown
Completed 1309
Specifications
Capacity 100
Materials Stone
Administration
Parish Eidfjord
Deanery Hardanger og Voss prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Old Eidfjord Church (Norwegian: Eidfjord gamle kyrkje) is a parish church in Eidfjord municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Eidfjord. The church is part of the Eidfjord parish in the Hardanger og Voss deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone church was built around the year 1309 to serve the people of Eidfjord. The church was the main church for the Eidfjord parish (sokn) until 1981 when the new Eidfjord Church was completed. The old church is now used only for special occasions since it only seats about 100 people. The church is decorated as it looked in the 1700s.[1][2][3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Eidfjord gamle kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  3. ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Eidfjord gamle kirke" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-05-30.