Skånevik Church

Skånevik Church (Norwegian: Skånevik kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Etne Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skånevik. It is one of the churches for the Skånevik parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1900 using designs by the architect Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff. The church seats about 400 people.[1][2]

View of the church
Skånevik Church
Skånevik kyrkje
View of the church
Skånevik Church
Location of the church
Skånevik Church
Skånevik Church (Norway)
59.7320°N 5.9393°E / 59.7320; 5.9393
LocationEtne, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1900
Specifications
Capacity400
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishSkånevik
DeanerySunnhordland prosti
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85489

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1340, but the church was not new at that time. The first church here was a stave church and it was in use until 1683 when it was demolished and replaced by a timber-framed church. The new church was built by Olle Bysemb and Erich Fyllingsnes. It was remodeled in 1857. In 1900, a new church was built about 10 metres (33 ft) north of the old church. A few months after the new church was completed, the older church was demolished. The new church was consecrated on 31 August 1900.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Skånevik kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  4. "Skånevik kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 31 May 2020.

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