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Os Church (Vestland)
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Os Church (Norwegian: Os kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bjørnafjorden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Osøyro. It is one of the two churches for the Os parish which is part of the Fana prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1870 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Vangberg. The church seats about 600 people.[1][2]
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Os kyrkje | |
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60°11′13″N 5°28′11″E | |
Location | Bjørnafjorden, Vestland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 13th century |
Consecrated | 23 August 1870 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Ole Vangberg |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1870 (154 years ago) (1870) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 600 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
Deanery | Fana prosti |
Parish | Os |
Type | Church |
Status | Listed |
ID | 85246 |
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