Fyllingsdalen Church

Fyllingsdalen Church (Norwegian: Fyllingsdalen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Fyllingsdalen borough of the city of Bergen. It is the church for the Fyllingsdalen parish which is part of the Bergensdalen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, concrete church was built in a fan-shaped style in 1976 using designs by the architect Helge Hjertholm. The church seats about 350 people, but it expandable up to about 500.[1][2]

View of the church
Fyllingsdalen Church
Fyllingsdalen kirke
View of the church
Fyllingsdalen Church
Location of the church
Fyllingsdalen Church
Fyllingsdalen Church (Norway)
60.3530°N 5.2963°E / 60.3530; 5.2963
LocationBergen, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1976
Consecrated3 Dec 1976
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Helge Hjertholm
Architectural typeFan-shaped
StyleModern
Groundbreaking1974
Completed1976
Specifications
Capacity350
MaterialsConcrete/brick
Administration
ParishFyllingsdalen
DeaneryBergensdalen prosti
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusProtected
ID84216

The modern-looking church has a unique curved roofline. The church was consecrated on 3 December 1976.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Fyllingsdalen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. "Fyllingsdalen kirke" (in Norwegian). Bergen Byarkiv. Retrieved 23 August 2014.

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