Oppstryn Church | |
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Oppstryn kyrkje | |
61°54′36″N 7°03′19″E / 61.9098836987°N 7.05521151423°E | |
Location | Stryn Municipality, Vestland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 13th century |
Consecrated | 1 Nov 1863 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Hans Linstow |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1863 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 300 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
Deanery | Nordfjord prosti |
Parish | Oppstryn |
Type | Church |
Status | Listed |
ID | 85231 |
Oppstryn Church (Norwegian: Oppstryn kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stryn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Oppstryn, on the shore of the lake Oppstrynsvatnet. It is the church for the Oppstryn parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1863 using plans drawn up by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2]