Slettebakken Church

Slettebakken Church
Slettebakken kirke
View of the church
Slettebakken Church
Location in Hordaland county
Slettebakken Church
Slettebakken Church (Norway)
60°21′10″N 5°21′25″E / 60.3528°N 5.3570°E / 60.3528; 5.3570Coordinates: 60°21′10″N 5°21′25″E / 60.3528°N 5.3570°E / 60.3528; 5.3570
Location Bergen, Hordaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Architecture
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Tore Sveram
Completed 1970
Specifications
Capacity 600
Materials Concrete
Administration
Parish Fana
Deanery Fana prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Slettebakken Church (Norwegian: Slettebakken kirke) is a parish church in Bergen municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the Slettebakken neighborhood in Årstad borough in the city of Bergen. The church is part of the Slettebakken parish in the Fana deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The large, concrete, modern-style church was built in 1970 by the architect Tore Sveram. The organ from J. H. Jørgensen Organ Company has 16 voices. The church, which seats up to 600 people, was consecrated on 20 December 1970.

The church is a landmark in the city due to its unique curved roof line.[1][2][3]

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References

  1. "Slettebakken kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
  3. "Slettebakken kirke" (in Norwegian). Bergen Byarkiv. Retrieved 2014-08-23.



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