Gimmestad Church

Gimmestad Church
Gimmestad kyrkje
View of the church
Gimmestad Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county Gimmestad Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
61°46′17″N 6°09′24″E / 61.7715°N 6.1566°ECoordinates: 61°46′17″N 6°09′24″E / 61.7715°N 6.1566°E
Location	Gloppen Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated	19 Dec 1910
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Niels Stockfleth Darre Eckhoff
Completed	1910
Specifications
Capacity	315
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Gimmestad
Deanery	Nordfjord prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Gimmestad Church (Norwegian: Gimmestad kyrkje) is a parish church in Gloppen Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sørstranda, right along the shore of the Gloppefjorden. The church is part of the Gimmestad parish in the Nordfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1910 by the architect Niels Stockfleth Darre Eckhoff. The church seats about 315 people. The church was consecrated on 19 December 1910 and it replaced the Old Gimmestad Church.^[1][2][3]

See also

• List of churches in Sogn og Fjordane

References

1. "Gimmestad kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
3. "Gimmestad kyrkje" (in Norwegian). NRK Fylkesleksikon. Retrieved 2013-10-24.