Førde Church (Vestland)

Førde Church (Norwegian: Førde kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sveio Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Førde. It is one of the churches for the Valestrand og Førde parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone church was built in a long church style in 1938 using designs by the architect Torgeir Alvsaker. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]

Førde Church
Førde kyrkje
Vestre Vikebygd kyrkje
View of the church
Førde Church
Location of the church
Førde Church
Førde Church (Norway)
59.6124°N 5.4803°E / 59.6124; 5.4803
LocationSveio, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Vestre Vikebygd kyrkje
StatusParish church
Founded1938
Consecrated22 Sept 1938
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Torgeir Alvsaker
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1938
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsStone
Administration
ParishValestrand og Førde
DeanerySunnhordland prosti
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84221

History

The church was consecrated on 22 September 1938 by the Bishop Andreas Fleischer. The church was originally called Vestre Vikebygd Church from its construction until 1981 when its name was changed to Førde Church. It was part of the old municipality of Vikebygd when it was constructed, and it served the western part of the municipality, hence the name (vestre means "western" in Norwegian). The municipalities of Vikebygd and Sveio in 1964, and after some time its name was changed to reflect the change in municipality.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Førde kyrkje, Sveio". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  3. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 9 March 2015.

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