Alversund Church | |
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Alversund kyrkje | |
60°34′19″N 5°14′00″E / 60.57199715336°N 5.23341196765°E | |
Location | Alver Municipality, Vestland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 12th century |
Consecrated | 27 May 1879 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Jon Jonsen Alvær |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1879 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 200 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
Deanery | Nordhordland prosti |
Parish | Knarvik |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 83775 |
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]