Sandane Church | |
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Sandane kyrkje | |
61°46′10″N 6°13′29″E / 61.7694665747°N 6.2248304486°E | |
Location | Gloppen Municipality, Vestland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Former name(s) | Mona kyrkje |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1994 |
Consecrated | 8 May 1997 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Helge Hjertholm |
Architectural type | Rectangular |
Completed | 1997 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 300 |
Materials | Stone |
Administration | |
Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
Deanery | Nordfjord prosti |
Parish | Gloppen |
Sandane Church (Norwegian: Sandane kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gloppen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sandane at the southern end of the Gloppefjorden. It is one of the four churches for the Gloppen parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, concrete church was built in a rectangular design in 1997 by the architect Helge Hjertholm. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2]