Landro Church

Landro Church (Norwegian: Landro kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Øygarden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Landro. It is one of the three churches for the Fjell parish which is part of the Vesthordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, concrete church was built in a rectangular design in 1977 using plans drawn up by the architect Aksel Fronth. The church seats about 400 people.[1][2]

Landro Church
Landro kyrkje
View of the church
60°25′06″N 4°58′20″E
LocationØygarden, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1977
Consecrated11 Dec 1977
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Aksel Fronth
Architectural typeRectangular
Completed1977 (1977)
Specifications
Capacity400
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryVesthordland prosti
ParishFjell
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84890

History

In 1906, the village of Landro got a small prayer house. In 1923, the prayer house was consecrated for church use as an annex chapel. In 1974, the parish to build a church in Landro to replace the small chapel. Aksel Fronth was hired to design the new church. He designed a square building with a roof like a pyramid. The new church was consecrated on 11 December 1977.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "Landro kyrkje, Vesthordland". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. "Landro kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  4. Lidén, Hans-Emil. "Landro kapell" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 4 November 2021.

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