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Fitjar Church
Church in Vestland, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fitjar Church (Norwegian: Fitjar kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Fitjar Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fitjar. It is the church for the Fitjar 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 1867 using plans drawn up by the architect John O. Kaarhus from Skånevik. The church seats about 425 people.[1][2]
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59°55′02″N 5°19′09″E | |
Location | Fitjar, Vestland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 10th century |
Consecrated | 1867 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | John O. Kaarhus |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1867 (157 years ago) (1867) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 425 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
Deanery | Sunnhordland prosti |
Parish | Fitjar |
Type | Church |
Status | Listed |
ID | 84143 |
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