Sæle Church

Sæle Church (Norwegian: Sæle kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sogndal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sæle, on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden. It is one of two churches for the Balestrand parish which is part of the Sogn prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The yellow, wooden church was built in a long church design with a Romanesque revival style in 1903 using designs by the architect Hans Jacob Sparre from Oslo. The church seats about 170 people.[1][2]

Sæle Church
Sæle kyrkje
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61.1124°N 6.3891°E / 61.1124; 6.3891
Location	Sogndal Municipality, Vestland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1903
Consecrated	28 April 1903
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Hans Jacob Sparre
Architectural type	Long church
Style	Romanesque revival
Completed	1903
Specifications
Capacity	170
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Balestrand
Deanery	Sogn prosti
Diocese	Bjørgvin

History

Sæle Church was built to replace the centuries-old stone Kvamsøy Church on the nearby island of Kvamsøy. Sæle Church (and Kvamsøy Church before that) have always belonged to Vik parish (and municipality), but in 1964, it was transferred to Balestrand parish (and municipality). The church was consecrated on 28 April 1903 by the Bishop Johan Willoch Erichsen.[3]

Media gallery

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  Front of the church
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  Back side of the church
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  Interior of the church

See also

• List of churches in Bjørgvin

References

1. "Sæle kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
3. Henden Aaraas, Margrethe; Vengen, Sigurd; Gjerde, Anders. "Sæle kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet. Retrieved 2019-12-10.