Stavang Church

Stavang Church
Stavang kyrkje
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61°32′06″N 5°10′54″E / 61.535039049°N 5.1817864179°E / 61.535039049; 5.1817864179
LocationKinn Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Bru kirke
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated16 June 1957
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ole Halvorsen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1957 (67 years ago) (1957)
Specifications
Capacity312
MaterialsBrick
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySunnfjord prosti
ParishBru
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85551

Stavang Church (Norwegian: Stavang kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Stavang. It is the main church for the Bru parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The whitewashed brick church was built in a long church design in 1957 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Halvorsen from Bergen. The church seats about 312 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Stavang kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 9 November 2019.