Naustdal Church

Naustdal Church
Naustdal kyrkje
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61°30′32″N 5°43′00″E / 61.50888481232°N 5.716720819473°E / 61.50888481232; 5.716720819473
LocationSunnfjord Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1150
Consecrated9 September 1891
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Adolf Schirmer
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1891 (133 years ago) (1891)
Specifications
Capacity650
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySunnfjord prosti
ParishNaustdal
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85096

Naustdal Church (Norwegian: Naustdal kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Naustdal. It is one of two churches for the Naustdal parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1891 by the architect Adolf Schirmer. The church seats about 650 people, making it the largest church in the whole Sunnfjord region, giving it the nickname "Sunnfjord Cathedral".[1][2]

  1. ^ "Naustdal kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 10 November 2019.