Selje Church
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Selje Church (Norwegian: Selje kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Selje. It is the church for the Selje parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1866 using plans drawn up by the architect Frederik Hannibal Stockfleth. The church seats about 420 people.[1][2]
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Location | Stad Municipality, Vestland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Former name(s) | Sellø kirke |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 10th century |
Consecrated | 13 May 1866 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Frederik Hannibal Stockfleth |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1866 (158 years ago) (1866) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 420 |
Materials | Wood |
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Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
Deanery | Nordfjord prosti |
Parish | Selje |
Type | Church |
Status | Listed |
ID | 85417 |
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