Loen Church
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Loen Church (Norwegian: Loen kyrkje or Lokyrkja) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stryn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Loen. It is the church for the Loen parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal design in 1838 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 190 people.[1][2]
Loen Church | |
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Loen kyrkje | |
Lokyrkja | |
61°52′18″N 6°51′28″E | |
Location | Stryn Municipality, Vestland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 13th century |
Consecrated | 9 Sept 1838 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Octagonal |
Completed | 1838 (186 years ago) (1838) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 190 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
Deanery | Nordfjord prosti |
Parish | Loen |
Type | Church |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 84320 |
There are two stone pillars in the churchyard that memorialize the local residents who died in 1905 and 1936 when the rock slides from the mountain Ramnefjellet caused tsunamis which flooded many farms surrounding the lake Lovatnet.