Helgheim Church

Helgheim Church
Helgheim kyrkje

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Helgheim Church
Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
61°33′39″N 6°24′00″E / 61.5607°N 6.4001°E / 61.5607; 6.4001Coordinates: 61°33′39″N 6°24′00″E / 61.5607°N 6.4001°E / 61.5607; 6.4001
Location Jølster Municipality,
Sogn og Fjordane
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Founded 13th century
Consecrated 28 November 1877
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Completed 1877
Specifications
Capacity 500
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Helgheim
Deanery Sunnfjord prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Helgheim Church (Norwegian: Helgheim kyrkje) is a parish church in Jølster Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Helgheim, right on the shore of the lake Jølstravatnet. The church is part of the Helgheim parish in the Sunnfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1877 by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church, which seats about 500 people, was consecrated on 28 November 1877 by the Bishop Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland. The church was built on the same site as several previous, older churches. There has been a church on this site since the 13th century.[1][2][3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Helgheim kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
  3. ↑ "Helgheim Kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2013-11-25.



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