Strandebarm Church

Strandebarm Church
Strandebarm kyrkje
Strandebarm Church
Location in Hordaland county
60°16′10″N 6°00′48″E / 60.2694°N 6.0132°E / 60.2694; 6.0132Coordinates: 60°16′10″N 6°00′48″E / 60.2694°N 6.0132°E / 60.2694; 6.0132
Location Kvam, Hordaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated 18 August 1876
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Ole Vangberg
Completed 1876
Specifications
Capacity 550
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Strandebarm
Deanery Hardanger og Voss prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Strandebarm Church (Norwegian: Strandebarm kyrkje) is a parish church in Kvam municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bru. The church is part of the Strandebarm parish in the Hardanger og Voss deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. Historically, this was the main church for the old Strandebarm municipality.[1][2]

History

The first church at Bru was a stave church that was built some time before 1306. That medieval church stood until 1659 when it burned down. A new wooden church was built to replace it. In 1876, it was decided to tear down the old church and build a newer, larger church, which is still in use today. The present church was consecrated on 18 August 1876. The white, wooden church, which seats about 550 people, was designed by the architect Ole Vangberg.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Strandebarm kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
  3. ↑ "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
  4. ↑ "Strandebarm kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 2014-07-03.


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