Hundvin Church

Hundvin Church (Norwegian: Hundvin kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hundvin, along the shore of the Lurefjorden. It is one of the three churches for the Lindås parish which is part of the Nordhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1936 using designs by the National Architecture Agency. The church seats about 290 people.[1][2] The church was consecrated on 9 December 1936 by the Bishop Andreas Fleischer.

View of the altar
Hundvin Church
Hundvin kyrkje
View of the church
Hundvin Church
Location of the church
Hundvin Church
Hundvin Church (Norway)
60.6752°N 5.2158°E / 60.6752; 5.2158
LocationAlver Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Consecrated9 December 1936
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)National Architecture Agency
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1936
Specifications
Capacity290
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishLindås
DeaneryNordhordland prosti
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84658

See also

References

  1. "Hundvin kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
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