Solheim Church (Bergen)

Solheim Church
Solheim kirke

View of the church
Solheim Church

Location in Hordaland county

60°22′21″N 5°20′08″E / 60.3726°N 5.3355°ECoordinates: 60°22′21″N 5°20′08″E / 60.3726°N 5.3355°E
Location Bergen, Hordaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated 23 September 1956
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Peter Andersen
Completed 1956
Specifications
Capacity 319
Materials Stone
Administration
Parish Løvstakksiden
Deanery Bergen domprosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Solheim Church (Norwegian: Solheim kirke) is a parish church in Bergen municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the Solheimsviken neighborhood in the city of Bergen. The church is part of the Løvstakksiden parish in the Bergen arch-deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone church was built in 1956 by the architect Peter Andersen. The church, which seats about 330 people, was consecrated on 23 September 1956.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. "Solheim kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-08-18.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-08-18.