Hyen Church

Hyen Church
Hyen kyrkje
Hyen Church
Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
Hyen Church
Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
61°44′22″N 5°55′06″E / 61.7394°N 5.9183°E / 61.7394; 5.9183Coordinates: 61°44′22″N 5°55′06″E / 61.7394°N 5.9183°E / 61.7394; 5.9183
Location Gloppen Municipality,
Sogn og Fjordane
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated 14 June 1876
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Karl Uchermann
Completed 1876
Specifications
Capacity 300
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Hyen
Deanery Nordfjord prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Hyen Church (Norwegian: Hyen kyrkje) is a parish church in Gloppen Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Straume, near the shore of the Hyefjorden. The church is part of the Hyen parish in the Nordfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1876 by the architect Karl Uchermann. The church seats about 300 people. It was consecrated on 14 June 1876. There has been a church in this area for centuries. The first church was probably a stave church dating back to the 13th century. The church site was later moved closer to the fjord, where it is now located.[1][2][3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Hyen kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
  3. ↑ "Hyen kyrkje" (in Norwegian). NRK Fylkesleksikon. Retrieved 2013-10-25.



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