Skånevik Church

Skånevik Church
Skånevik kyrkje
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59°43′55″N 5°56′22″E / 59.73198494313°N 5.9393495321273°E / 59.73198494313; 5.9393495321273
LocationEtne, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated31 August 1900
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)H.S. Eckhoff
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1900 (1900)
Specifications
Capacity400
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySunnhordland prosti
ParishSkånevik
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85489

Skånevik Church (Norwegian: Skånevik kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Etne Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skånevik. It is one of the churches for the Skånevik parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1900 using plans drawn up by the architect Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff. The church seats about 400 people.