Hålandsdal Church

Hålandsdal Church
Hålandsdal kyrkje
Hålandsdal Church
Location in Hordaland county
60°13′47″N 5°52′18″E / 60.2298°N 5.8718°E / 60.2298; 5.8718Coordinates: 60°13′47″N 5°52′18″E / 60.2298°N 5.8718°E / 60.2298; 5.8718
Location Fusa, Hordaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Karl Hansen Askeland
Style Neo-Gothic
Completed 1890
Specifications
Capacity 250
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Fusa
Deanery Hardanger og Voss prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Hålandsdal Church (Norwegian: Hålandsdal kyrkje) is a parish church in Fusa municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Eide in the Hålandsdal valley. The church is part of the Fusa parish in the Hardanger og Voss deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1890 by the architect Karl Hansen Askeland. The church, which seats about 250 people, was consecrate on 20 November 1890 by the Bishop Fredrik Hvoslef. This is the first church on this site. It was built in 1890 to replace the old Holdhus Church which served the Hålandsdalen valley from the 14th century until 1890.[1][2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Hålandsdal kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-07-24.



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