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 | |
| Location | Bergen Municipality, Vestland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 13th century |
| Consecrated | 21 Nov 1878 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Giovanni Müller |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1878 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 300 |
| Materials | Stone |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
| Deanery | Fana prosti |
| Parish | Birkeland |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Listed by municipality |
| ID | 83888 |
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.