Høyanger Church

Høyanger Church (Norwegian: Høyanger kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Høyanger Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Høyanger. It is the church for the Høyanger parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, concrete church was built in a long church design in 1960 using plans drawn up by the architects Arnstein Arneberg and Olav Platou. The church seats about 374 people.[1][2]

Høyanger Church
Høyanger kyrkje
View of the church
61°13′05″N 6°04′40″E
LocationHøyanger Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1960
Consecrated11 Sept 1960
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Arnstein Arneberg
and Olav Platou
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1960 (1960)
Specifications
Capacity374
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySunnfjord prosti
ParishHøyanger
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84699

History

Plans for a church in the growing community of Høyanger began in 1923, but due to uncertain economic times, the plans were put on hold. In 1938, a plot of land was donated for the church and some initial site work began, but they were again paused upon the outbreak of World War II. After the war, new plans were drawn up by Arnstein Arneberg and Olav S. Platou. The Norsk Aluminium Company (NACO) was responsible for the construction and gave the church for free to the community. The Mayor Albert Hellem thought that the church's gift was the greatest thing that had happened to Høyanger, second only to the actual start of the industry. The church was consecrated on 11 September 1960 by the Bishop Ragnvald Indrebø.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Høyanger 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. "Høyanger kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
  4. "Høyanger kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2021-09-26.
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