Hersvik Church

Hersvik Church
Hersvik kyrkje
Hersvik Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county Hersvik Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
61°10′17″N 4°53′42″E / 61.1715°N 4.8950°ECoordinates: 61°10′17″N 4°53′42″E / 61.1715°N 4.8950°E
Location	Solund Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Completed	1891
Specifications
Capacity	168
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Solund
Deanery	Nordhordland prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Hersvik Church (Norwegian: Hersvik kyrkje) is a parish church in Solund Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hersvikbygda, on the northern part of the island of Sula. The church is part of the Solund parish in the Nordhordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church, which has 168 seats, was consecrated on 10 November 1891 by Bishop Fredrik Waldemar Hvoslef. The building was constructed using the drawings that the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan made for Fedje Church which is located to the south of Solund.^[1][2][3]

See also

• List of churches in Sogn og Fjordane

References

1. "Hersvik kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
3. "Hersvik Church". Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2013-12-18.