Olden Church

Olden Church (Norwegian: Olden kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stryn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Olden on the north end of the Oldedalen valley. It is the church for the Olden parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The red, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1934 by the architect Daniel J. Muri. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2]

Olden Church
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61.8274°N 6.8083°E / 61.8274; 6.8083
Location	Stryn Municipality, Vestland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Consecrated	19 Dec 1934
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Daniel J. Muri
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1934
Specifications
Capacity	500
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Olden
Deanery	Nordfjord prosti
Diocese	Bjørgvin

History

The church was built in 1934 to replace the Old Olden Church as the main church for the parish since it was too small for the parish. The new church was built about 0.7 kilometres (0.43 mi) to the south of the old church. It was consecrated on 19 December 1934 by the Bishop Andreas Fleischer.[3]

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See also

• List of churches in Bjørgvin

References

1. "Olden kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
3. "Olden church". Sogn og Fjordane Archives. Retrieved 2013-10-16.