Bygstad Church

Bygstad Church
Bygstad kyrkje
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61°22′50″N 5°39′55″E / 61.38055318°N 5.6652425229°E / 61.38055318; 5.6652425229
LocationSunnfjord Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated2 November 1845
EventsChurch moved (1939)
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Linstow
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1845 (179 years ago) (1845)
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySunnfjord prosti
ParishGaular
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID83978

Bygstad Church (Norwegian: Bygstad kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bygstad. It one of the four churches for the Gaular parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1845 using designs by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Bygstad kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 10 November 2019.