Sande Church (Gaular)

Sande Church
Sande kyrkje
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61°19′37″N 5°47′37″E / 61.326988359°N 5.79371899366°E / 61.326988359; 5.79371899366
LocationSunnfjord Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated5 Dec 1864
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Linstow (1864)
Johan Lindstrøm (1940s)
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1864 (160 years ago) (1864)
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySunnfjord prosti
ParishGaular
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85382

Sande Church (Norwegian: Sande kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sande. It is one of the four churches for the Gaular parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1864 using plans by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Sande kyrkje, Gaular". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 10 November 2019.