Gaupne Church

Gaupne Church
Gaupne kyrkje

View of the church
Gaupne Church
Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
61°24′35″N 7°17′13″E / 61.40972°N 7.28694°E / 61.40972; 7.28694Coordinates: 61°24′35″N 7°17′13″E / 61.40972°N 7.28694°E / 61.40972; 7.28694
Location Luster Municipality,
Sogn og Fjordane
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated 29 August 1907
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Hans Jacob Sparre
Completed 1907
Specifications
Capacity 230
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Gaupne
Deanery Indre Sogn prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Gaupne Church (Norwegian: Gaupne kyrkje) is a parish church in Luster Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gaupne. The church is part of the Gaupne parish in the Indre Sogn deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The yellow, wooden church, which has 230 seats, was built in 1907 to replace the Old Gaupne Church which was no longer usable as the main church for the parish. This church was consecrated on 29 August 1907. The architect Hans Jacob Sparre made the designs for the building.[1][2][3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Gaupne kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
  3. ↑ "Gaupne kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2014-02-21.



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