Sæle Church

Sæle Church (Norwegian: Sæle kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sogndal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sæle, on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden. It is one of two churches for the Balestrand parish which is part of the Sogn prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The yellow, wooden church was built in a long church design with a Romanesque revival style in 1903 using designs by the architect Hans Jacob Sparre from Oslo. The church seats about 170 people.[1][2]

Sæle Church
Sæle kyrkje
View of the church
Sæle Church
Location of the church
Sæle Church
Sæle Church (Norway)
61.1124°N 6.3891°E / 61.1124; 6.3891
LocationSogndal Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1903
Consecrated28 April 1903
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Jacob Sparre
Architectural typeLong church
StyleRomanesque revival
Completed1903
Specifications
Capacity170
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishBalestrand
DeanerySogn prosti
DioceseBjørgvin

History

Sæle Church was built to replace the centuries-old stone Kvamsøy Church on the nearby island of Kvamsøy. Sæle Church (and Kvamsøy Church before that) have always belonged to Vik parish (and municipality), but in 1964, it was transferred to Balestrand parish (and municipality). The church was consecrated on 28 April 1903 by the Bishop Johan Willoch Erichsen.[3]

  • Front of the church
  • Back side of the church
  • Interior of the church

See also

References
  1. "Sæle kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  3. Henden Aaraas, Margrethe; Vengen, Sigurd; Gjerde, Anders. "Sæle kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
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