Høyanger Church
Høyanger Church (Norwegian: Høyanger kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Høyanger Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Høyanger. It is the church for the Høyanger parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, concrete church was built in a long church style in 1960 using designs by the architects Arnstein Arneberg and Olav Platou. The church seats about 374 people.[1][2]
| Høyanger Church | |
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| Høyanger kyrkje | |
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  Høyanger Church Location of the church  Høyanger Church Høyanger Church (Norway) | |
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| Location | Høyanger Municipality, Vestland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Consecrated | 11 Sept 1960 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Arnstein Arneberg and Olav Platou |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1960 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 374 |
| Materials | Concrete |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Høyanger |
| Deanery | Sunnfjord prosti |
| Diocese | Bjørgvin |
History
The church was consecrated on 11 September 1960 by the Bishop Ragnvald Indrebø. The Norsk Aluminium Company (NACO) was responsible for the construction and gave the church for free to the community. The Mayor Albert Hellem thought that the church's gift was the greatest thing that had happened to Høyanger, second only to the actual start of the industry.[3]
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See also
References
- "Høyanger kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
- Henden Aaraas, Margrethe; Vengen, Sigurd; Gjerde, Anders. "Høyanger kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
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