Hersvik Church

Hersvik Church
Hersvik kyrkje
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61°10′18″N 4°53′41″E / 61.171648208°N 4.8947307765°E / 61.171648208; 4.8947307765
LocationSolund Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1891
Consecrated10 November 1891
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1891 (133 years ago) (1891)
Specifications
Capacity168
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryNordhordland prosti
ParishSolund
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84563

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]

  1. ^ "Hersvik kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 29 November 2019.