Gimmestad Church
Gimmestad Church (Norwegian: Gimmestad kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gloppen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sørstranda, right along the shore of the Gloppefjorden. It is the church for the Gimmestad parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1910 by the architect Niels Stockfleth Darre Eckhoff. The church seats about 315 people.[1][2] The church was consecrated on 19 December 1910 and it replaced the Old Gimmestad Church as the main church for the parish. The old church is located about 0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi) west of the new church.[3]
| Gimmestad Church | |
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| Gimmestad kyrkje | |
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| Location | Gloppen Municipality, Vestland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Consecrated | 19 Dec 1910 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Niels Stockfleth Darre Eckhoff |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1910 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 315 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Gimmestad |
| Deanery | Nordfjord prosti |
| Diocese | Bjørgvin |
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See also
References
- "Gimmestad kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- "Gimmestad kyrkje" (in Norwegian). NRK Fylkesleksikon. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
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