Oppheim Church | |
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Oppheim kyrkje | |
60°47′34″N 6°34′31″E / 60.79275455026°N 6.5753431324°E | |
Location | Voss, Vestland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Former name(s) | Uppheim kyrkje |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 13th century |
Consecrated | 1871 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Ole Vangberg |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1871 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 250 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
Deanery | Hardanger og Voss prosti |
Parish | Oppheim |
Type | Church |
Status | Listed |
ID | 85227 |
Oppheim Church (Norwegian: Oppheim kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Voss Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Oppheim, located on the northern shore of the lake Oppheimsvatnet. It is the church for the Oppheim parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1871 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Vangberg. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]