Laksevåg Church

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Laksevåg Church
Laksevåg kirke
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View of the church
Laksevåg Church is located in Vestland
Laksevåg Church
Laksevåg Church
Location of the church
60°23′08″N 5°18′02″E / 60.3855°N 5.3006°E / 60.3855; 5.3006Coordinates: 60°23′08″N 5°18′02″E / 60.3855°N 5.3006°E / 60.3855; 5.3006
LocationBergen, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1875
Consecrated12 May 1875
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Peter Andreas Blix
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Architectural typeLong church
Completed1875
Specifications
Capacity432
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishLaksevåg
DeaneryBergen domprosti
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84887

Laksevåg Church (Norwegian: Laksevåg kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Laksevåg in the city of Bergen. It is the church for the Laksevåg parish which is part of the Bergen domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1875 using designs by the architects Peter Andreas Blix and . The church seats about 432 people.[1][2] The church was consecrated on 12 May 1875.[3][4]

Media gallery[]

  • Exterior view

  • Side view

  • Steeple

  • Front doors

  • Closeup of front door designs

  • Interior wall design

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References[]

  1. ^ "Laksevåg kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  4. ^ Lidén, Hans-Emil. "Laksevåg kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 4 June 2020.

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