Hyen Church

Hyen Church
Hyen kyrkje
View of the church
61°44′22″N 5°55′07″E / 61.739493237°N 5.918473899°E / 61.739493237; 5.918473899
LocationGloppen Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated14 June 1876
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Karl Uchermann
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1875 (1875)
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryNordfjord prosti
ParishHyen
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84684

Hyen Church (Norwegian: Hyen kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Gloppen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Straume, near the shore of the Hyefjorden. It is the church for the Hyen parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1876 by the architect Karl Uchermann. The church seats about 300 people.