Loen Church

Loen Church
Loen kyrkje / Lokyrkja
View of the church
Loen Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county Loen Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
61°52′18″N 6°51′32″E / 61.8716°N 6.8589°ECoordinates: 61°52′18″N 6°51′32″E / 61.8716°N 6.8589°E
Location	Stryn Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated	9 Sept 1838
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Style	Octagonal
Completed	1838
Specifications
Capacity	190
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Loen
Deanery	Nordfjord prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Loen Church (Norwegian: Loen kyrkje or Lokyrkja) is a parish church in Stryn Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Loen. The church is part of the Loen parish in the Nordfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, octagonal, wooden church was built in 1838. It seats about 190 people. The church was consecrated on 9 September 1838.^[1][2]

History

The first church in Loen, probably a stave church, was erected in the 13th century. It was replaced by a timber long church in the 17th century. The church stood a long time without a church tower, but in 1707 a tower was built and it was funded by private donations. This church was used until the present church was built in 1838.^[3]

See also

• List of churches in Sogn og Fjordane

References

1. "Loen kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
3. "Loen kyrkje" (in Norwegian). NRK Fylkesleksikon. Retrieved 2013-10-16.