Strandebarm Church

Strandebarm Church
Strandebarm kyrkje
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60°16′10″N 6°00′48″E / 60.269406406°N 6.01320469399°E / 60.269406406; 6.01320469399
LocationKvam Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated18 August 1876
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ole Vangberg
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1876 (148 years ago) (1876)
Specifications
Capacity550
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryHardanger og Voss prosti
ParishStrandebarm
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85598

Strandebarm Church (Norwegian: Strandebarm kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvam Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bru. It is the church for the Strandebarm parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1876 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Vangberg. The church seats about 550 people.[1][2] Historically, this was the main church for the old Strandebarm municipality.

  1. ^ "Strandebarm kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 20 May 2020.