Solund Church

Solund Church
Solund kyrkje
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61°04′32″N 4°50′22″E / 61.0755346364°N 4.839375078°E / 61.0755346364; 4.839375078
LocationSolund Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1860
Consecrated22 November 1860
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Christian Heinrich Grosch
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1860 (164 years ago) (1860)
Specifications
Capacity200
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryNordhordland prosti
ParishSolund
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85523

Solund Church (Norwegian: Solund kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Solund Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hardbakke on the western coast of the island of Sula. It is one of the three churches for the Solund 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 1860 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Henrik Grosch. The church seats about 200 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Solund kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 29 November 2019.