Ølmheim Church

Ølmheim Church
Ølmheim kyrkje
View of the church
61°10′15″N 6°59′39″E / 61.1708521557°N 6.99410811066°E / 61.1708521557; 6.99410811066
LocationSogndal Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Norum Church
Ylmheim Church
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated1863
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Christian Heinrich Grosch
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1863 (1863)
Specifications
Capacity230
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySogn prosti
ParishNorum
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85175

Ølmheim Church (Norwegian: Ølmheim kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sogndal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Nornes, on the northern shore of the Sogndalsfjorden. It is the church for the Norum parish which is part of the Sogn prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1863 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Henrik Grosch. The church seats about 230 people.