Hersvik Church | |
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Hersvik kyrkje | |
61°10′18″N 4°53′41″E / 61.171648208°N 4.8947307765°E | |
Location | Solund Municipality, Vestland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1891 |
Consecrated | 10 November 1891 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Jacob Wilhelm Nordan |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1891 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 168 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
Deanery | Nordhordland prosti |
Parish | Solund |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 84563 |
Hersvik Church (Norwegian: Hersvik kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Solund Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hersvikbygda, on the northern part of the island of Sula. It is one of the three churches for the Solund 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 1891 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 168 people.[1][2]