Olden Church

Olden Church
Olden kyrkje
View of the church
Olden Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county Olden Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
61°49′39″N 6°48′30″E / 61.8274°N 6.8083°ECoordinates: 61°49′39″N 6°48′30″E / 61.8274°N 6.8083°E
Location	Stryn Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated	19 Dec 1934
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Daniel J. Muri
Completed	1934
Specifications
Capacity	500
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Olden
Deanery	Nordfjord prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Olden Church (Norwegian: Olden kyrkje) is a parish church in Stryn Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Olden on the north end of the Oldedalen valley. The church is part of the Olden parish in the Nordfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The red, wooden church was built in 1934 to replace the Old Olden Church as the main church for the parish. The church was designed by the architect Daniel J. Muri and it was consecrate on 19 December 1934 by the Bishop Andreas Fleischer. The church seats about 500 people.^[1][2][3]

See also

• List of churches in Sogn og Fjordane

References

1. "Olden kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
3. "Olden church". Sogn og Fjordane Archives. Retrieved 2013-10-16.