Ervik Church
Ervik Church (Norwegian: Ervik kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ervika at the northern end of the Stadlandet peninsula. It is the church for the Ervik parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, brick church was built in a long church style in 1970 by the architectural firm Arnstein Arneberg. The church seats about 180 people.[1][2]
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| Ervik kyrkje | |
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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 |
| Consecrated | 14 June 1970 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Olav S.Platou and Arnstein Arneberg |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1970 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 180 |
| Materials | Brick |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Ervik |
| Deanery | Nordfjord prosti |
| Diocese | Bjørgvin |
The church is the location to a memorial to those killed during the sinking of the SS Sanct Svithun during World War II.
History
Ervika has been the site of a church graveyard since before the year 1550. It is possible that there once stood a small chapel on the site. In 1907, the area was fenced in. In 1965, the government agreed to allow the construction of a chapel on the site. This new chapel was completed in 1970 and it served as an annex to the main Selje Church. In 1997, the building was upgraded to a full parish church.[3]
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See also
References
- "Ervik kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
- "Ervik kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
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