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Stord Church
Stord kyrkje
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59°47′14″N 5°30′37″E / 59.7872°N 5.5104°E / 59.7872; 5.5104
LocationStord, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated6 Sept 1857
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Andreas Grønning
and F.H. Stockfleth
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1857 (167 years ago) (1857)
Specifications
Capacity400
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySunnhordland prosti
ParishStord
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85577

Stord Church (Norwegian: Stord kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Leirvik on the southern side of the island of Stord. It is the church for the Stord parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone church was built in a long church design in 1857 using plans drawn up by the architects Andreas Grønning and Frederik Hannibal Stockfleth. The church seats about 400 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Stord kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 31 May 2020.

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