Hersvik Church

Hersvik Church
Hersvik kyrkje
Hersvik Church
Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
61°10′17″N 4°53′42″E / 61.1715°N 4.8950°E / 61.1715; 4.8950Coordinates: 61°10′17″N 4°53′42″E / 61.1715°N 4.8950°E / 61.1715; 4.8950
Location Solund Municipality,
Sogn og Fjordane
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Completed 1891
Specifications
Capacity 168
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Solund
Deanery Nordhordland prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Hersvik Church (Norwegian: Hersvik kyrkje) is a parish church in Solund Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hersvikbygda, on the northern part of the island of Sula. The church is part of the Solund parish in the Nordhordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church, which has 168 seats, was consecrated on 10 November 1891 by Bishop Fredrik Waldemar Hvoslef. The building was constructed using the drawings that the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan made for Fedje Church which is located to the south of Solund.[1][2][3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Hersvik kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
  3. ↑ "Hersvik Church". Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2013-12-18.



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