Eid Church (Nordfjord)

Eid Church
Eid kyrkje
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61°54′41″N 5°59′07″E / 61.9113335243°N 5.98514020443°E / 61.9113335243; 5.98514020443
LocationStad Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated29 Oct 1849
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Claus Wiese and
Hans Linstow
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1849 (175 years ago) (1849)
Specifications
Capacity550
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryNordfjord prosti
ParishEid
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84063

Eid Church (Norwegian: Eid kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Nordfjordeid. It is the church for the Eid parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1849 by the builder Claus Wiese using plans from the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 550 people. This is the fifth church building to sit at Nordfjordeid.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Eid kyrkje, Nordfjordeid". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 1 October 2019.