Sundvor Church

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Sundvor Church
Sundvor kyrkje
Sundvor kirke fra RA.jpg
View of the church
60°04′25″N 5°45′23″E / 60.073589847202°N 5.756451040506°E / 60.073589847202; 5.756451040506Coordinates: 60°04′25″N 5°45′23″E / 60.073589847202°N 5.756451040506°E / 60.073589847202; 5.756451040506
LocationBjørnafjorden Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Sundvor kapell
StatusParish church
Founded1927
Consecrated14 Oct 1927
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1927 (95 years ago) (1927)
Specifications
Capacity228
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishFusa
DeaneryFana prosti
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85000

Sundvor Church (Norwegian: Sundvor kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bjørnafjorden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of , serving the far southern part of the municipality. It is one of the churches for the Fusa parish which is part of the Fana prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1927 using plans drawn up by the architect . The church seats about 228 people.[1][2]

History[]

During the 1920s, planning for a new annex chapel in Sundvor began. was hired to design the new chapel. The white, wooden chapel was built in 1927. It was consecrated on 14 October 1927. In 1980, the building was enlarged to the west to add bathroom space and storage. In 2000, the chapel was upgraded in status to a "parish church".[3][4]

Media gallery[]

  • Sundvor kirke.jpg
  • FV121 Sundvor kirke.jpg

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Sundvor kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  3. ^ Lidén, Hans. "Sundvor kapell" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Sundvor kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 November 2021.

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