Olsvik Church
Olsvik Church (Norwegian: Olsvik kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Olsvik neighborhood in the city of Bergen. It is the church for the Olsvik parish which is part of the Bergen domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, concrete church was built in a rectangular style in 1990 using designs by the architect Aksel Fronth. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2] The church was consecrated on 11 November 1990.[3][4]
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| Olsvik kirke | |
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| 60.3788°N 5.2192°E | |
| Location | Bergen, Vestland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Consecrated | 11 Nov 1990 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Aksel Fronth |
| Architectural type | Rectangular |
| Groundbreaking | 1989 |
| Completed | 1990 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 500 |
| Materials | Concrete |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Olsvik |
| Deanery | Bergen domprosti |
| Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
See also
References
- "Olsvik kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- Lidén, Hans-Emil. "Olsvik kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
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