Old Olden Church
| Old Olden Church | |
|---|---|
| Olden gamle kyrkje | |
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View of the church | |
  Old Olden Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county | |
| 61°49′38″N 6°48′29″E / 61.8273°N 6.8081°ECoordinates: 61°49′38″N 6°48′29″E / 61.8273°N 6.8081°E | |
| Location |
Stryn Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Style | Cruciform |
| Completed | 1759 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 250 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Olden |
| Deanery | Nordfjord prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin |
Old Olden Church (Norwegian: Olden gamle kyrkje) is a historic parish church in Stryn Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Olden at the north end of the Oldedalen valley. The church is part of the Olden parish in the Nordfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden, cruciform church was built in 1759 and it was the only church in the Oldedalen valley until 1934 when the new Olden Church was completed. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Olden gamle kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
- ↑ "Olden gamle kyrkje" (in Norwegian). NRK Fylkesleksikon. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
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