Åkra Church (Hordaland)

Åkra Church
Åkra kyrkje
Åkra Church
Location in Hordaland county
59°47′25″N 6°06′01″E / 59.7902°N 6.1002°E / 59.7902; 6.1002Coordinates: 59°47′25″N 6°06′01″E / 59.7902°N 6.1002°E / 59.7902; 6.1002
Location Kvinnherad, Hordaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Completed 1735
Specifications
Capacity 270
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Åkra
Deanery Sunnhordland prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Åkra Church (Norwegian: Åkra kyrkje) is a parish church in Kvinnherad municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Åkra. The church is part of the Åkra parish in the Sunnhordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.[1][2]

History

The church in Åkra has been around since the Middle Ages. That stave church was first named in historical records in 1329. That old church was torn down and in 1735 a new church was built. This new church was a white, wooden building that seats about 270 people. The church has been renovated since then, but it is still in use.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Åkra kyrkje, Kvinnherad". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
  3. ↑ "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 2015-03-26.



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