Hauge Church | |
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Hauge kyrkje | |
61°05′56″N 7°29′42″E / 61.09885764613°N 7.495103716719°E | |
Location | Lærdal Municipality, Vestland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 13th century |
Consecrated | 6 May 1869 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Christian Christie |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1869 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 500 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
Deanery | Sogn prosti |
Parish | Hauge |
Type | Church |
Status | Listed |
ID | 84499 |
Hauge Church (Norwegian: Hauge kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lærdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Lærdalsøyri. It is the church for the Hauge parish which is part of the Sogn prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The wooden church is painted white with brownish-yellow trim. It was built in a long church design in 1869 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Christie. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2]