Myking Church

Myking Church
Myking kyrkje
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60°42′00″N 5°19′31″E / 60.70013664498°N 5.32533958554°E / 60.70013664498; 5.32533958554
LocationAlver Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated17 November 1861
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Christian Heinrich Grosch
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1861 (163 years ago) (1861)
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryNordhordland prosti
ParishLindås
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85077

Myking Church (Norwegian: Myking kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Myking, along the inner Austfjorden. It is one of the three churches for the Lindås parish which is part of the Nordhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone church was built in a long church design in 1861 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Myking kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 8 March 2020.