Eid Church | |
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Eid kyrkje | |
61°54′41″N 5°59′07″E / 61.9113335243°N 5.98514020443°E | |
Location | Stad Municipality, Vestland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 12th century |
Consecrated | 29 Oct 1849 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Claus Wiese and Hans Linstow |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1849 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 550 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
Deanery | Nordfjord prosti |
Parish | Eid |
Type | Church |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 84063 |
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]