Hauge Church

Hauge Church
Hauge kyrkje
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61°05′56″N 7°29′42″E / 61.09885764613°N 7.495103716719°E / 61.09885764613; 7.495103716719
LocationLærdal Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated6 May 1869
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Christian Christie
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1869 (155 years ago) (1869)
Specifications
Capacity500
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySogn prosti
ParishHauge
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84499

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]

  1. ^ "Hauge kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 18 January 2020.