Hordabø Church
| Hordabø Church | |
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| Hordabø kyrkje | |
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View of the church | |
  Hordabø Church Location in Hordaland county | |
| 60°41′52″N 4°55′41″E / 60.6977°N 4.9280°ECoordinates: 60°41′52″N 4°55′41″E / 60.6977°N 4.9280°E | |
| Location | Radøy, Hordaland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Bø kirke |
| Founded | 14th century |
| Consecrated | 5 August 1875 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Jacob Wilhelm Nordan |
| Completed | 1875 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 400 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Radøy |
| Deanery | Nordhordland prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin |
Hordabø Church (Norwegian: Hordabø kyrkje) is a parish church in Radøy municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bøvågen. The church is part of the Radøy parish in the Nordhordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1875 by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church was consecrated on 5 August 1875. The church seats about 400 people. There are records of a church on this site since dating back to the 14th century.[1][2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Hordabø kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
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