Laksevåg Church

Laksevåg Church (Norwegian: Laksevåg kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Laksevåg in the city of Bergen. It is the church for the Laksevåg parish which is part of the Bergen domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1875 using designs by the architects Peter Andreas Blix and Theodor August Fromholz. The church seats about 432 people.[1][2] The church was consecrated on 12 May 1875.[3][4]

Laksevåg Church
Laksevåg kirke
View of the church
Laksevåg Church Location of the church Laksevåg Church Laksevåg Church (Norway)
60.3855°N 5.3006°E
Location	Bergen, Vestland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1875
Consecrated	12 May 1875
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Peter Andreas Blix and T.A. Fromholz
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1875
Specifications
Capacity	432
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Laksevåg
Deanery	Bergen domprosti
Diocese	Bjørgvin bispedømme
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Listed
ID	84887

Media gallery

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  Exterior view
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  Side view
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  Steeple
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  Front doors
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  Closeup of front door designs
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  Interior wall design

See also

• List of churches in Bjørgvin

References

1. "Laksevåg kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
3. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
4. Lidén, Hans-Emil. "Laksevåg kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 4 June 2020.