Kausland Church

Kausland Church (Norwegian: Kausland kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Øygarden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kausland. It is one of the two churches in the Sund parish which is part of the Vesthordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1881 using designs by the architect Conrad Fredrik von der Lippe. The church seats about 385 people.[1][2]

Kausland Church
Kausland kyrkje
Kausland Church
Location of the church
Kausland Church
Kausland Church (Norway)
60.2227°N 5.0487°E / 60.2227; 5.0487
LocationØygarden, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1881
Consecrated24 Aug 1881
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Conrad von der Lippe
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1881
Specifications
Capacity385
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishSund
DeaneryVesthordland prosti
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84767

History

The church was consecrated on 24 August 1881. The steeple on the church dates back to 1674. It originally sat on top of the old Sund Church, which was torn down in 1878 in order to build a new church there and the steeple was saved and moved here during the construction of this church just a few years later.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Kausland kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 16 December 2014.

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