Solund Church

Solund Church
Solund kyrkje
Solund Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county Solund Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
61°04′33″N 4°50′25″E / 61.0757°N 4.8404°ECoordinates: 61°04′33″N 4°50′25″E / 61.0757°N 4.8404°E
Location	Solund Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated	22 November 1860
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Christian Heinrich Grosch
Completed	1860
Specifications
Capacity	200
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Solund
Deanery	Nordhordland prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Solund Church (Norwegian: Solund kyrkje) is the main parish church in Solund Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hardbakke on the western coast 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 about 200 seats, was consecrated on 22 November 1860 by the Bishop Jens Matthias Pram Kaurin. The architect Christian Henrik Grosch made the designs for the building.^[1][2][3]

See also

• List of churches in Sogn og Fjordane

References

1. "Solund kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
3. "Solund Church". Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2013-12-18.