Seim Church | |
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Seim kyrkje | |
60°37′01″N 5°16′37″E / 60.6168095363°N 5.2769270539°E | |
Location | Alver Municipality, Vestland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 13th century |
Consecrated | 16 July 1878 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Johannes Øvsthus |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1878 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 180 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
Deanery | Nordhordland prosti |
Parish | Knarvik |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 85410 |
Seim Church (Norwegian: Seim kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Seim. It is one of the four churches for the Knarvik parish which is part of the Nordhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1878 using plans drawn up by the architect Johannes Øvsthus from Hosanger. The church seats about 180 people.[1][2]