Reksteren Church
Reksteren Church (Norwegian: Reksteren kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tysnes Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the small village of Bruntveit on the island of Reksteren. It is one of the two churches for the "Reksteren og Uggdal" parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The gold-colored, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1937 using designs by the architect Torgeir Alvsaker. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2] It was consecrated on 28 January 1937 by the Bishop Andreas Fleischer.[3]
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| Reksteren kyrkje | |
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| 60.0403°N 5.4343°E | |
| Location | Tysnes, Vestland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1937 |
| Consecrated | 28 Jan 1937 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Torgeir Alvsaker |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1937 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 250 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Reksteren og Uggdal |
| Deanery | Sunnhordland prosti |
| Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Listed |
| ID | 85286 |
See also
References
- "Reksteren kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
Church of Norway churches in the Sunnhordland prosti in Vestland county, Norway | |||
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