Førde Church
Førde kyrkje
View of the church
59°36′45″N 5°28′50″E / 59.612459131047°N 5.4805088638931°E / 59.612459131047; 5.4805088638931
LocationSveio, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Vestre Vikebygd kyrkje
StatusParish church
Founded1938
Consecrated22 Sept 1938
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Torgeir Alvsaker
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1938 (1938)
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySunnhordland prosti
ParishValestrand og Førde
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84221

Førde Church (Norwegian: Førde kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sveio Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Førde. It is one of the churches for the Valestrand og Førde parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone church was built in a long church design in 1938 using plans drawn up by the architect Torgeir Alvsaker. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]

History

On 1 July 1935, the new parish of Vestre Vikebygd was established. Planning for a new church for the parish began soon after. On 4 March 1937, official permission was granted to construct the new church. Torgeir Alvsaker was hired to design the new building which was built in 1937-1938. The church was consecrated on 22 September 1938 by the Bishop Andreas Fleischer. The church was originally called Vestre Vikebygd Church. It was part of the old municipality of Vikebygd when it was constructed, and it served the western part of the municipality, hence the name (vestre means "western" in Norwegian). The municipalities of Vikebygd and Sveio were merged in 1964. On 1 July 1981, the name of the church and parish was changed to Førde Church to reflect the change in municipality.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Førde kyrkje, Sveio". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Førde kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  4. ↑ Hoff, Anna Marte. "Førde kirke, Hordaland" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

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