Herdla Church

Herdla Church
Herdla kirke
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60°34′06″N 4°57′02″E / 60.5682294687°N 4.95064303278°E / 60.5682294687; 4.95064303278
LocationAskøy Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated1863
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Christian Heinrich Grosch
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1863 (161 years ago) (1863)
Specifications
Capacity540
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryVesthordland prosti
ParishHerdla
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84557

Herdla Church (Norwegian: Herdla kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Askøy Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the small island of Herdla. It is the church for the Herdla parish which is part of the Vesthordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone church was built in a long church design in 1863 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 540 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Herdla kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 15 March 2020.