Loen Church

Loen Church
Loen kyrkje
Lokyrkja
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61°52′18″N 6°51′28″E / 61.871535005°N 6.85764670372°E / 61.871535005; 6.85764670372
LocationStryn Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated9 Sept 1838
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeOctagonal
Completed1838 (186 years ago) (1838)
Specifications
Capacity190
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryNordfjord prosti
ParishLoen
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84320

Loen Church (Norwegian: Loen kyrkje or Lokyrkja) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stryn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Loen. It is the church for the Loen parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal design in 1838 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 190 people.[1][2]

There are two stone pillars in the churchyard that memorialize the local residents who died in 1905 and 1936 when the rock slides from the mountain Ramnefjellet caused tsunamis which flooded many farms surrounding the lake Lovatnet.

  1. ^ "Loen kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 3 November 2019.