Bruvik Church

Bruvik Church
Bruvik kyrkje
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60°28′45″N 5°28′45″E / 60.479107473667°N 5.479107473667°E / 60.479107473667; 5.479107473667
LocationOsterøy Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Brudvig kirke
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated1867
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)F.H. Stockfleth
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1867 (157 years ago) (1867)
Specifications
Capacity350
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryÅsane prosti
ParishBruvik
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID83962

Bruvik Church (Norwegian: Bruvik kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Osterøy Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bruvik. It is the church for the Bruvik parish which is part of the Åsane prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1867 using plans drawn up by the architect Frederik Hannibal Stockfleth. The church seats about 350 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Bruvik kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 14 March 2020.