Alversund Church

Alversund Church
Alversund kyrkje
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60°34′19″N 5°14′00″E / 60.57199715336°N 5.23341196765°E / 60.57199715336; 5.23341196765
LocationAlver Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated27 May 1879
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jon Jonsen Alvær
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1879 (145 years ago) (1879)
Specifications
Capacity200
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryNordhordland prosti
ParishKnarvik
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID83775

Alversund Church (Norwegian: Alversund kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Alversund. It is one of the four churches for the Knarvik parish which is part of the Nordhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1879 using plans drawn up by the architect Jon Jonsen Alvær. The church seats about 200 people.[1][2]

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