Breim Church

Breim Church
Breim kyrkje
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61°44′01″N 6°24′29″E / 61.7336000366°N 6.4079906208°E / 61.7336000366; 6.4079906208
LocationGloppen Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated9 July 1886
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Haakon Thorsen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1886 (138 years ago) (1886)
Specifications
Capacity500
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryNordfjord prosti
ParishNAME
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID83947

Breim Church (Norwegian: Breim kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gloppen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Re on the shore of the lake Breimsvatnet. It is the church for the Breim parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1886 by the architect Haakon Thorsen. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Breim kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 7 November 2019.