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Jostedal Church
Jostedal kyrkje
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61°35′15″N 7°17′01″E / 61.587365381113°N 7.283536702361°E / 61.587365381113; 7.283536702361
LocationLuster Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecratedc. 1660
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completedc. 1660
(364 years ago)
 (1660)
Specifications
Capacity120
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySogn prosti
ParishJostedal
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84744

Jostedal Church (Norwegian: Jostedal kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Luster Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Jostedal. It is the church for the Jostedal parish which is part of the Sogn prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design around 1660 by builder Hans Ottesen Ravn using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 120 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Jostedal kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 18 January 2020.

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