Solvorn Church

Solvorn Church
Solvorn kyrkje
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61°18′02″N 7°14′14″E / 61.3006000268°N 7.23721951246°E / 61.3006000268; 7.23721951246
LocationLuster Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded14th century
ConsecratedJune 1883
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Waldemar Hansteen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1883 (141 years ago) (1883)
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySogn prosti
ParishSolvorn
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85525

Solvorn Church (Norwegian: Solvorn kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Luster Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Solvorn. It is the church for the Solvorn parish which is part of the Sogn prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1883 using plans drawn up by the architect Waldemar Hansteen. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Solvorn kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 19 January 2020.