Nysæter Church
Nysæter Church (Norwegian: Nysæter kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sagvåg on the southwestern coast of the island of Stord. It is the church for the Nysæter parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The red brick church was built in a fan-shaped style in 1991 using designs by the architect Colin Ansbach. The church seats about 350 people.[1][2] The church was consecrated in January 1992.[3]
| Nysæter Church | |
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| Nysæter kyrkje | |
 View of the church | |
  Nysæter Church Location of the church  Nysæter Church Nysæter Church (Norway) | |
| 59.7823°N 5.3980°E | |
| Location | Stord, Vestland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Consecrated | January 1992 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Colin Ansbach |
| Architectural type | Fan-shaped |
| Completed | 1991 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 350 |
| Materials | Brick |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Nysæter |
| Deanery | Sunnhordland prosti |
| Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
See also
References
- "Nysæter 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 31 May 2020.
Church of Norway churches in the Sunnhordland prosti in Vestland county, Norway | |||
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