Birkeland Church

Birkeland Church
Birkeland kirke
Nesttun kirke
View of the church
60°18′57″N 5°21′23″E / 60.315838573989°N 5.35633385181°E / 60.315838573989; 5.35633385181
LocationBergen Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated21 Nov 1878
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Giovanni Müller
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1878 (1878)
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryFana prosti
ParishBirkeland
TypeChurch
StatusListed by municipality
ID83888

Birkeland Church (Norwegian: Birkeland kirke or Nesttun kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Nesttun neighborhood of Fana in the city of Bergen. It is the church for the Birkeland parish which is part of the Fana prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone church was built in a long church style in 1878 using designs by the architect Giovanni Jacob Harbitz Müller. The church seats about 300 people. The church has a unique tower with an octagonal copper-clad steeple.