Husnes Church | |
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Husnes kyrkje | |
59°52′01″N 5°45′28″E / 59.867001013545°N 5.757903724925°E | |
Location | Kvinnherad, Vestland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Former name(s) | Kaldestad kirke |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 13th century |
Consecrated | 11 Sept 1874 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | J. Utne |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1874 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 280 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
Deanery | Sunnhordland prosti |
Parish | Husnes og Holmedal |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 84670 |
Husnes Church (Norwegian: Husnes kyrkje; historically: Kaldestad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvinnherad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Husnes. It one of the three churches for the Husnes og Holmedal parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1874 using plans drawn up by the architect J. Utne. The church seats about 280 people.[1][2]