Rugsund Church

Rugsund Church
Rugsund kyrkje
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61°53′14″N 5°20′40″E / 61.8872869673°N 5.34445434808°E / 61.8872869673; 5.34445434808
LocationBremanger Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
Websitekyrkja.no/bremanger
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated2 September 1838
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Linstow
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1838 (186 years ago) (1838)
Specifications
Capacity400
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryNordfjord prosti
ParishRugsund
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85323

Rugsund Church (Norwegian: Rugsund kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bremanger Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the Hessevågen farm on the mainland side of the village of Rugsund, on the southern coast of the Nordfjorden. It is the church for the Rugsund parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1838 using plans by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 400 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Rugsund kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 17 October 2019.