Strandebarm Church | |
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Strandebarm kyrkje | |
60°16′10″N 6°00′48″E / 60.269406406°N 6.01320469399°E | |
Location | Kvam Municipality, Vestland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 13th century |
Consecrated | 18 August 1876 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Ole Vangberg |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1876 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 550 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
Deanery | Hardanger og Voss prosti |
Parish | Strandebarm |
Type | Church |
Status | Listed |
ID | 85598 |
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.