Gulen Church

Gulen Church
Gulen kyrkje
View of the church
Credit: Nina Aldin Thune
Map
60°58′51″N 5°04′33″E / 60.9807967765°N 5.0758627654°E / 60.9807967765; 5.0758627654
LocationGulen Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Evindvig Church
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated13 Dec 1863
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Georg Andreas Bull
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1863 (161 years ago) (1863)
Specifications
Capacity700
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryNordhordland prosti
ParishGulen
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84447

Gulen Church (Norwegian: Gulen kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gulen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Eivindvik. It is the church for the Gulen parish which is part of the Nordhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1863 using plans drawn up by the architect Georg Andreas Bull. The church seats about 700 people.[1][2] The church stands on a hill in central Eivindvik, with magnificent views towards the Gulafjorden.

  1. ^ "Gulen kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 30 November 2019.