Uskedalen Church

Uskedalen Church
Uskedalen kyrkje
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59°55′53″N 5°51′29″E / 59.9313091833395°N 5.858163088560°E / 59.9313091833395; 5.858163088560
LocationKvinnherad, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1914
Consecrated16 Dec 1914
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Olaf Nordhagen and
Engel Sundfjord
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1914 (110 years ago) (1914)
Specifications
Capacity226
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySunnhordland prosti
ParishUskedalen
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85730

Uskedalen Church (Norwegian: Uskedalen kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvinnherad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Uskedal. It is the church for the Uskedalen parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1914 using plans drawn up by the architects Olaf Nordhagen and Engel Sundfjord. The church seats about 226 people.[1][2]

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