Eksingedal Church

Eksingedal Church
Eksingedal kyrkje
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60°47′05″N 5°57′33″E / 60.7846709344°N 5.9591683745°E / 60.7846709344; 5.9591683745
LocationVaksdal, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Flatekval Chapel
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1626
Consecrated12 June 1883
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1883 (141 years ago) (1883)
Specifications
Capacity120
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryHardanger og Voss prosti
ParishEksingedal
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84083

Eksingedal Church (Norwegian: Eksingedal kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vaksdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Flatkvål in the Eksingedalen valley. It is the church for the Eksingedal parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The stone church was built in a long church design in 1883 using plans drawn up by the architect Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff. The church seats about 120 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Eksingedalen kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 24 May 2020.