Olden Church
Olden Church (Norwegian: Olden kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stryn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Olden on the north end of the Oldedalen valley. It is the church for the Olden parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The red, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1934 by the architect Daniel J. Muri. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2]
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| Olden kyrkje | |
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| Location | Stryn Municipality, Vestland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Consecrated | 19 Dec 1934 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Daniel J. Muri |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1934 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 500 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Olden |
| Deanery | Nordfjord prosti |
| Diocese | Bjørgvin |
History
The church was built in 1934 to replace the Old Olden Church as the main church for the parish since it was too small for the parish. The new church was built about 0.7 kilometres (0.43 mi) to the south of the old church. It was consecrated on 19 December 1934 by the Bishop Andreas Fleischer.[3]
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See also
References
- "Olden kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- "Olden church". Sogn og Fjordane Archives. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
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