Knarvik Church

Knarvik Church
Knarvik kyrkje
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60°32′58″N 5°17′18″E / 60.5493805011°N 5.2882379293°E / 60.5493805011; 5.2882379293
LocationAlver Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
Websiteknarvikkyrkje.no
History
StatusParish church
Founded2014
Consecrated30 November 2014
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter
Architectural typeLong church
StyleModern
Groundbreaking15 September 2013
Completed2014 (10 years ago) (2014)
Specifications
Capacity500
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryNordhordland prosti
ParishKnarvik

Knarvik Church (Norwegian: Knarvik kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Knarvik. It is one of the four churches for the Knarvik parish which is part of the Nordhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The wooden church was built in a modern long church design in 2014 using plans drawn up by the architectural firm Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Knarvik kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 8 March 2020.