Kinsarvik Church

Kinsarvik Church
Kinsarvik kyrkje
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60°22′35″N 6°43′19″E / 60.37626845604°N 6.72200739383°E / 60.37626845604; 6.72200739383
LocationUllensvang, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1050
Consecratedc. 1160
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
StyleRomanesque
Completedc. 1160
(864 years ago)
 (1160)
Specifications
Capacity240
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryHardanger og Voss prosti
ParishKinsarvik
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84775

Kinsarvik Church (Norwegian: Kinsarvik kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ullensvang Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kinsarvik. It is the church for the Kinsarvik parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The gray stone church was built in a long church design around the year 1160 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 240 people.[1][2]

It is the oldest stone church in the whole Hardanger region, and at one time, it was one of the four main churches for all of the old Hordafylke county.

  1. ^ "Kinsarvik kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 21 May 2020.