Uskedalen Church
Uskedalen Church (Norwegian: Uskedalen kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvinnherad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Uskedal. It is the church for the Uskedalen parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1914 using designs by the architects Olaf Nordhagen and Engel Sundfjord. The church seats about 226 people.[1][2] The church was consecrated on 16 December 1914.[3]
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| Location | Kvinnherad, Vestland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1914 |
| Consecrated | 16 Dec 1914 |
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| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Olaf Nordhagen and Engel Sundfjord |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1914 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 226 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Uskedalen |
| Deanery | Sunnhordland prosti |
| Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Listed |
| ID | 85730 |
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References
- "Uskedalen kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
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