Vevring Church

Vevring Church
Vevring kyrkje
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61°29′30″N 5°23′48″E / 61.49166408397°N 5.39678424596°E / 61.49166408397; 5.39678424596
LocationSunnfjord Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated16 September 1846
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Linstow
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1846 (178 years ago) (1846)
Specifications
Capacity225
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySunnfjord prosti
ParishNaustdal
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85827

Vevring Church (Norwegian: Vevring kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Indrevevring. It is one of two churches for the Naustdal parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1846 by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 225 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Vevring kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 10 November 2019.