Ortnevik Church

Ortnevik Church (Norwegian: Ortnevik kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Høyanger Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ortnevik on the south shore of the Sognefjorden. It is one of the two churches for the Bjordal og Ortnevik parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The red, wooden church was built in a long church design and a dragestil style in 1925 using designs by the architect Lars Norevik, who lived in the village. The church seats about 292 people.[1][2]

Ortnevik Church
Ortnevik kyrkje
View of Ortnevik (view full size and the red church is in the center of the picture)
Ortnevik Church
Location of the church
Ortnevik Church
Ortnevik Church (Norway)
61.1072°N 6.1307°E / 61.1072; 6.1307
LocationHøyanger Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Ortnevik Chapel
StatusParish church
Founded1925
Consecrated1925
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Lars Norevik
Architectural typeLong church
StyleDragestil
Completed1925
Specifications
Capacity292
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishBjordal og Ortnevik
DeanerySunnfjord prosti
DioceseBjørgvin

History

The chapel was built and consecrated in 1925, ending a period of hundreds of years where the parishioners had to cross the Sognefjorden by boat to get to their church (Kyrkjebø Church). It had the status of a chapel until 1 January 1997 when it was upgraded to a church. At the same time the new parish of Bjordal og Ortnevik was created with Ortnevik Church and Bjordal Church being the two parish churches. This meant that all the people in Høyanger on the south side of the fjord now had their own parish.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Ortnevik kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
  3. Henden Aaraas, Margrethe; Vengen, Sigurd; Gjerde, Anders. "Ortnevik kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
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