Årdal Church (Sogn og Fjordane)

Årdal Church
Årdal kyrkje

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Årdal Church
Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
Årdal Church
Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
61°14′18″N 7°42′25″E / 61.2382°N 7.7070°E / 61.2382; 7.7070Coordinates: 61°14′18″N 7°42′25″E / 61.2382°N 7.7070°E / 61.2382; 7.7070
Location Årdal Municipality,
Sogn og Fjordane
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated 19 December 1867
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Christian Christie
Completed 1867
Specifications
Capacity 400
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Nedre Årdal
Deanery Indre Sogn prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Årdal Church (Norwegian: Årdal kyrkje) is a parish church in Årdal Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Årdalstangen, at the end of the Årdalsfjorden. The church is part of the Nedre Årdal parish in the Indre Sogn deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The red, wooden church was built in 1867 by the architect Christian Christie. The building was consecrated on 19 December 1867. The church seats about 400 people.[1][2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Årdal kyrkje, Nedre Årdal". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-02-25.



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