Holdhus Church | |
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Holdhus kyrkje | |
60°14′35″N 5°49′59″E / 60.243187351520°N 5.833005309104°E | |
Location | Bjørnafjorden, Vestland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Former name(s) | Hålandsdalen kyrkje |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 13th century |
Consecrated | 1726 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Museum |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1726 |
Closed | 1890 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 90 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
Deanery | Fana prosti |
Parish | Fusa |
Type | Church |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 84596 |
Holdhus Church (Norwegian: Holdhus kyrkje; historically called Hålandsdal kyrkje) is a former parish church of the Church of Norway in Bjørnafjorden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Holdhus. Although it is no longer regularly used, it is one of the churches that is part of the Fusa parish which is part of the Fana prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1726, although part of the building dates to 1618. The church seats about 90 people.[1][2] The church is notable for its interior decorations. The walls are covered in Rosemaling, a type of Norwegian folk-art.