Skare Church

Skare Church
Skare kyrkje
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59°55′56″N 6°35′37″E / 59.93222462747°N 6.593517512083°E / 59.93222462747; 6.593517512083
LocationUllensvang, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1926
Consecrated5 October 1926
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Olaf Nordhagen
Architectural typeLong church
StyleNational Romantic style
Completed1926 (98 years ago) (1926)
Specifications
Capacity230
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryHardanger og Voss prosti
ParishSkare
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85444

Skare Church (Norwegian: Skare kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ullensvang Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skare. It is the church for the Skare parish, which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1926 using plans drawn up by the architect Olaf Nordhagen. The church seats about 230 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Skare kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 21 May 2020.