Hundvåkøy Church
Hundvåkøy Church (Norwegian: Hundvåkøy kirke) is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Austevoll Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Austevollshella on the island of Hundvåko. It is one of the five churches for the Austevoll parish which is part of the Fana prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, concrete and wood chapel was built in a long church style in 1990 using designs by the architect . The chapel seats about 220 people.[1]
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| 60.1047°N 5.1698°E | |
| Location | Austevoll Municipality, Vestland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Chapel |
| Founded | 1990 |
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| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1990 |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Concrete and wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Austevoll |
| Deanery | Fana prosti |
| Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
The church was built in 1990 on the historic site of the old Austevoll Church which stood here for over 200 years. The old church was moved to Storebø in 1891.[2]
See also
References
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
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