Brekke Church

Brekke Church
Brekke kyrkje
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61°01′10″N 5°27′36″E / 61.019316248°N 5.4600527286°E / 61.019316248; 5.4600527286
LocationGulen Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Risnefjord Church
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated19 Nov 1862
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Christian Heinrich Grosch
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1862 (162 years ago) (1862)
Specifications
Capacity390
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryNordhordland prosti
ParishBrekke
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID83949

Brekke Church (Norwegian: Brekke kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gulen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Brekke. It is the church for the Brekke parish which is part of the Nordhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1862 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Henrik Grosch. The church seats about 390 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Brekke kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 30 November 2019.