Sandane Church

Sandane Church
Sandane kyrkje
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61°46′10″N 6°13′29″E / 61.7694665747°N 6.2248304486°E / 61.7694665747; 6.2248304486
LocationGloppen Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Mona kyrkje
StatusParish church
Founded1994
Consecrated8 May 1997
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Helge Hjertholm
Architectural typeRectangular
Completed1997 (27 years ago) (1997)
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryNordfjord prosti
ParishGloppen

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]

  1. ^ "Sandane kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 7 November 2019.