Utne Church

Utne Church
Utne kyrkje

View of the church
Utne Church
Location in Hordaland county
60°25′22″N 6°37′19″E / 60.4229°N 6.6220°E / 60.4229; 6.6220Coordinates: 60°25′22″N 6°37′19″E / 60.4229°N 6.6220°E / 60.4229; 6.6220
Location Ullensvang, Hordaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated 5 June 1895
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Peter Andreas Blix
Completed 1895
Specifications
Capacity 400
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Utne
Deanery Hardanger og Voss prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Utne Church (Norwegian: Utne kyrkje) is a parish church in Ullensvang municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Utne, at the northern tip of the Folgefonna peninsula. The church is part of the Utne parish in the Hardanger og Voss deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built from 1892 until 1895 by the architect Peter Andreas Blix. The church, which seats about 400 people, was consecrated on 5 June 1895 by the Bishop Fredrik Waldemar Hvoslef.[1][2][3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Utne kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  3. ↑ "Utne kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Ullensvang herad. Retrieved 2014-06-05.



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