Salhus Church

Salhus Church (Norwegian: Salhus kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Salhus neighborhood in the city of Bergen. It is the church for the Salhus parish which is part of the Åsane prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone church was built in a long church style in 1924 using designs by the architect Ole Landmark. The church seats about 320 people.[1][2]

Salhus Church
Salhus kirke
View of the church
Salhus Church
Location of the church
Salhus Church
Salhus Church (Norway)
60.5031°N 5.2620°E / 60.5031; 5.2620
LocationBergen Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1924
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ole Landmark
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1924
Specifications
Capacity320
MaterialsStone
Administration
ParishSalhus
DeaneryÅsane prosti
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85362

History

The church was built in 1924 and at that time it was an annex church to the main Åsane Church. In 1982, the Åsane parish was divided so that Salhus Church became a full parish church.[3][4]

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See also

References
  1. "Salhus kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  3. Lidén, Hans-Emil. "Salhus kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  4. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
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