Høyanger Church

Høyanger Church (Norwegian: Høyanger kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Høyanger Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Høyanger. It is the church for the Høyanger parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, concrete church was built in a long church style in 1960 using designs by the architects Arnstein Arneberg and Olav Platou. The church seats about 374 people.[1][2]

Høyanger Church
Høyanger kyrkje
View of the church
Høyanger Church
Location of the church
Høyanger Church
Høyanger Church (Norway)
61.21833°N 6.0775°E / 61.21833; 6.0775
LocationHøyanger Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1960
Consecrated11 Sept 1960
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Arnstein Arneberg
and Olav Platou
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1960
Specifications
Capacity374
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
ParishHøyanger
DeanerySunnfjord prosti
DioceseBjørgvin

History

The church was consecrated on 11 September 1960 by the Bishop Ragnvald Indrebø. The Norsk Aluminium Company (NACO) was responsible for the construction and gave the church for free to the community. The Mayor Albert Hellem thought that the church's gift was the greatest thing that had happened to Høyanger, second only to the actual start of the industry.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Høyanger kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
  3. Henden Aaraas, Margrethe; Vengen, Sigurd; Gjerde, Anders. "Høyanger kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
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