Solvorn Church

Solvorn Church
Solvorn kyrkje
View of the church
Solvorn Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county Solvorn Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
61°18′02″N 7°14′15″E / 61.3005°N 7.2375°ECoordinates: 61°18′02″N 7°14′15″E / 61.3005°N 7.2375°E
Location	Luster Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated	June 1883
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Waldemar Hansteen
Completed	1883
Specifications
Capacity	300
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Solvorn
Deanery	Indre Sogn prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Solvorn Church (Norwegian: Solvorn kyrkje) is a parish church in Luster Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Solvorn. The church is part of the Solvorn parish in the Indre Sogn deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church, which has 300 seats, was built and consecrated in 1883. The architect Waldemar Hansteen made the designs for the building. The present church replaced the timbered church which was built around the year 1600, which had replaced a stave church that was built in the 14th century (or earlier).^[1][2][3]

See also

• List of churches in Sogn og Fjordane

References

1. "Solvorn kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
3. "Solvorn kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2014-02-21.