Stamnes Church

Stamnes Church
Stamnes kyrkje
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60°39′51″N 5°44′59″E / 60.66419251217°N 5.74971145388°E / 60.66419251217; 5.74971145388
LocationVaksdal, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated20 Oct 1861
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Peter Høier Holtermann
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1861 (1861)
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryHardanger og Voss prosti
ParishStamnes
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85543

Stamnes Church (Norwegian: Stamnes kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vaksdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Stamneshella. It is the church for the Stamnes parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1861 using plans drawn up by the architects Peter Høier Holtermann and Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 250 people.