Bjordal Church

Bjordal Church
Bjordal kyrkje
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61°04′31″N 5°49′44″E / 61.075226534°N 5.8290195465°E / 61.075226534; 5.8290195465
LocationHøyanger Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Bjordal Chapel
StatusParish church
Founded1906
Consecrated1 Nov 1906
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Victor Nordan
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1906 (118 years ago) (1906)
Specifications
Capacity160
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySunnfjord prosti
ParishBjordal og Ortnevik
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID83900

Bjordal Church (Norwegian: Bjordal kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Høyanger Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bjordal. It is one of the two churches for the Bjordal og Ortnevik parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1906 using plans drawn up byusing plans drawn up by the architect Victor Nordan, the son of the famous Norwegian church architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 160 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Bjordal kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 1 December 2019.