Randabygd Church

Randabygd Church (Norwegian: Randabygd kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stryn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Randabygda. It is the church for the Randabygd parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1916 by the architect Jens Sølvberg from Bryggja. The church seats about 240 people.[1][2] The church was consecrated on 29 August 1916.[3]

View of the front entrance
Randabygd Church
Randabygd kyrkje
View of the church
Randabygd Church
Location of the church
Randabygd Church
Randabygd Church (Norway)
61.8638°N 6.3209°E / 61.8638; 6.3209
LocationStryn Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Consecrated29 Aug 1916
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jens Sølvberg
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1916
Specifications
Capacity240
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishRandabygd
DeaneryNordfjord prosti
DioceseBjørgvin

See also

References

  1. "Randabygd kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  3. "Randabygd kyrkje" (in Norwegian). NRK Fylkesleksikon. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
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