Storetveit Church

Storetveit Church (Norwegian: Storetveit kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Fjøsanger neighborhood in Årstad borough in the city of Bergen. It is the church for the Storetveit parish which is part of the Bergensdalen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The large, stone church was built in a long church style in 1930 using designs by the architect Ole Landmark. The church seats about 600 people.[1][2] It was consecrated on 30 November 1930.[3]

Storetveit Church
Storetveit kirke
View of the church
Storetveit Church
Location of the church
Storetveit Church
Storetveit Church (Norway)
60.3516°N 5.3450°E / 60.3516; 5.3450
LocationBergen, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1930
Consecrated30 Nov 1930
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ole Landmark
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1930
Specifications
Capacity600
MaterialsStone
Administration
ParishStoretveit
DeaneryBergensdalen prosti
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusProtected
ID85582

See also

References

  1. "Storetveit kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. Magerøy, Ellen Marie; Lidén, Hans-Emil. "Storetveit kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

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