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Ask Church
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Ask Church (Norwegian: Ask kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Askøy Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ask, on the eastern coast of the island of Askøy. It is the church for the Ask parish which is part of the Vesthordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1908 using plans drawn up by the architect Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff. The church seats about 275 people.[1][2]
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60°28′37″N 5°12′45″E | |
Location | Askøy Municipality, Vestland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 12th century |
Consecrated | 8 Oct 1908 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1908 (116 years ago) (1908) |
Closed | 1741-1908 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 275 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
Deanery | Vesthordland prosti |
Parish | Ask |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 83798 |
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