Foldnes Church

Foldnes Church
Foldnes kyrkje
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60°22′03″N 5°07′36″E / 60.367378938329°N 5.1267796754837°E / 60.367378938329; 5.1267796754837
LocationØygarden, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded2001
Consecrated22 April 2001
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Kolbjørn Jensen
Architectural typeRectangular
Completed2001 (24 years ago) (2001)
Specifications
Capacity700
MaterialsWood and Leca
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryVesthordland prosti
ParishFjell
TypeChurch
StatusListed by municipality
ID269249

Foldnes Church (Norwegian: Foldnes kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Øygarden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Foldnes on the island of Litlesotra. 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 modern-looking wood-and-leca church was built in a rectangular design in 2001 using plans drawn up by the architect Kolbjørn Jensen. The church seats about 700 people.[1][2]

History

The new church at Foldnes was established in 2001. Planning for the church began in the 1990s. Jensen, from the firm architects' Signatur arkitekter, was hired to design the building. The church, consecrated on 22 April 2001, has been awarded a couple of architectural prizes: Fjell municipality's building prize in 2002 and the Bergen area masonry prize in 2003. A cemetery for the church was built about 200 metres (660 ft) east of the church in 2012-2013.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Foldnes kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Foldnes kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Foldnes kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 November 2021.