Hyllestad Church

Hyllestad Church
Hyllestad kyrkje
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61°10′09″N 5°17′32″E / 61.1692°N 5.2922°E / 61.1692; 5.2922
LocationHyllestad Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated23 November 1880
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Johannes Henrik Nissen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1880 (144 years ago) (1880)
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySunnfjord prosti
ParishHyllestad
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84686

Hyllestad Church (Norwegian: Hyllestad kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hyllestad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hyllestad. It is one of the three churches for the Hyllestad parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1880 using plans drawn up by the architect Johannes Henrik Nissen. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Hyllestad kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 17 November 2019.