Fjelberg Church
Church in Vestland, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fjelberg Church (Norwegian: Fjelberg kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvinnherad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the small island of Fjelbergøya. It is one of the two churches for the Fjelberg og Eid parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1722 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 160 people.[1][2]
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Fjelberg Church | |
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Fjelberg kyrkje | |
59°44′19″N 5°42′25″E | |
Location | Kvinnherad, Vestland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 13th century |
Consecrated | 1722 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1722 (302 years ago) (1722) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 160 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
Deanery | Sunnhordland prosti |
Parish | Fjelberg og Eid |
Type | Church |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 84145 |
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