Strandvik Church

Strandvik Church (Norwegian: Strandvik kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bjørnafjorden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Strandvik. It is one of the churches for the Fusa parish which is part of the Fana prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1857 using designs by the architect Frederik Hannibal Stockfleth. The church seats about 450 people.[1][2]

Strandvik Church
Strandvik kyrkje
View of the church
Strandvik Church
Location of the church
Strandvik Church
Strandvik Church (Norway)
60.1595°N 5.6669°E / 60.1595; 5.6669
LocationBjørnafjorden Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Frederik Stockfleth
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1857
Specifications
Capacity450
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishFusa
DeaneryFana prosti
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85601

History

There has been a church at Strandvik since the Middle Ages. It is first mentioned in historical records as early as 1263. The church was most likely a stave church. The church was torn down in 1628 to make room for a new church. In 1725, the church was sold to private owners. In 1857, a new, much larger church was built just to the north of the old church. After the new church was completed, the old church was torn down. In 1870, the church was purchased from its private owners by the municipality for 2000 speciedaler. In 1883, the church was partially remodeled.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Strandvik kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  3. "Strandvik kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  4. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 19 May 2020.

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