Utne Church

Utne Church
Utne kyrkje
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60°25′22″N 6°37′20″E / 60.42281524422°N 6.62220507860°E / 60.42281524422; 6.62220507860
LocationUllensvang, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1895
Consecrated5 June 1895
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Peter Andreas Blix
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1895 (129 years ago) (1895)
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryHardanger og Voss prosti
ParishUtne
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85733

Utne Church (Norwegian: Utne kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ullensvang Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Utne, at the northern tip of the Folgefonna peninsula. It is the church for the Utne 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 from 1892 until 1895 using plans drawn up by the architect Peter Andreas Blix. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Utne kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 21 May 2020.