Stord Church

Stord Church
Stord kyrkje

View of the church
Stord Church
Location in Hordaland county
59°47′14″N 5°30′37″E / 59.7872°N 5.5104°E / 59.7872; 5.5104Coordinates: 59°47′14″N 5°30′37″E / 59.7872°N 5.5104°E / 59.7872; 5.5104
Location Stord, Hordaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Founded 14th century
Consecrated 6 Sept 1857
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Andreas Grønning and Frederik H. Stockfleth
Completed 1857
Specifications
Capacity 530
Materials Stone
Administration
Parish Stord
Deanery Sunnhordland prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Stord Church (Norwegian: Stord kyrkje) is a parish church in Stord municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Leirvik on the southern side of the island of Stord. The church is part of the Stord parish in the Sunnhordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone church was built in 1857 and it seats about 530 people.[1][2]

View of the church altar

History

The original medieval stone Stord Church was probably built in the 14th century on the same place as the present church. The old church was small and in poor condition so it was torn down just after Pentecost in 1855. The new church was completed in 1857 and it was consecrated on 6 September of the same year. Construction was led by the architect Frederick H. Stockfleth from Bergen.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Stord kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
  3. ↑ "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
  4. ↑ "Stord kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 2015-02-05.



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