Kvinnherad Church

Kvinnherad Church
Kvinnherad kyrkje
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59°59′23″N 6°00′24″E / 59.98979880238°N 6.0067368149429°E / 59.98979880238; 6.0067368149429
LocationKvinnherad, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecratedc. 1275
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completedc. 1275
(749 years ago)
 (1275)
Specifications
Capacity380
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySunnhordland prosti
ParishKvinnherad
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84867

Kvinnherad Church (Norwegian: Kvinnherad kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvinnherad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Rosendal. It is the church for the Rosendal parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone church was built in a long church design in the mid-1200s using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 380 people.[1][2]

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