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Selje Church
Selje kyrkje
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62°02′57″N 5°20′54″E / 62.0491435687°N 5.3483301401°E / 62.0491435687; 5.3483301401
LocationStad Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Sellø kirke
StatusParish church
Founded10th century
Consecrated13 May 1866
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Frederik Hannibal Stockfleth
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1866 (158 years ago) (1866)
Specifications
Capacity420
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryNordfjord prosti
ParishSelje
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85417

Selje Church (Norwegian: Selje kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Selje. It is the church for the Selje parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1866 using plans drawn up by the architect Frederik Hannibal Stockfleth. The church seats about 420 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Selje kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

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