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Sund Church
Church in Vestland, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sund Church (Norwegian: Sund kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Øygarden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Klokkarvik. It is the church for the Sund parish which is part of the Vesthordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white concrete and wood church was built in a fan-shaped design in 1997 using plans drawn up by the architect Peder A. Ristesund. The church seats about 350 people.[1][2]
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60°13′32″N 5°08′53″E | |
Location | Øygarden, Vestland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 13th century |
Consecrated | 18 May 1997 |
Events | 1994: Fire |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Peder A. Ristesund |
Architectural type | Fan-shaped |
Completed | 1997 (27 years ago) (1997) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 350 |
Materials | Concrete |
Administration | |
Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
Deanery | Vesthordland prosti |
Parish | Sund |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 84999 |
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