Ortnevik Church

Ortnevik Church
Ortnevik kyrkje
View of Ortnevik (view full size and the red church is in the center of the picture)
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61°06′26″N 6°07′50″E / 61.1072435379°N 6.13065755364°E / 61.1072435379; 6.13065755364
LocationHøyanger Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Ortnevik Chapel
StatusParish church
Founded1925
Consecrated1925
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Lars Norevik
Architectural typeLong church
StyleDragestil
Completed1925 (99 years ago) (1925)
Specifications
Capacity292
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySunnfjord prosti
ParishBjordal og Ortnevik
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85239

Ortnevik Church (Norwegian: Ortnevik kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Høyanger Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ortnevik on the south shore of the Sognefjorden. It is one of the two churches for the Bjordal og Ortnevik parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The red, wooden church was built in a long church design and a dragestil style in 1925 using plans drawn up by the architect Lars Norevik, who lived in the village. The church seats about 292 people.[1][2]

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