Kinsarvik Church
Kinsarvik Church (Norwegian: Kinsarvik kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ullensvang Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kinsarvik. It is the church for the Kinsarvik parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The gray stone church was built in a long church design around the year 1160 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 240 people.
| Kinsarvik Church | |
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| Kinsarvik kyrkje | |
View of the church | |
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| Location | Ullensvang, Vestland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | c. 1050 |
| Consecrated | c. 1160 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Style | Romanesque |
| Completed | c. 1160 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 240 |
| Materials | Stone |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
| Deanery | Hardanger og Voss prosti |
| Parish | Kinsarvik |
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site | |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Automatically protected |
| ID | 84775 |
It is the oldest stone church in the whole Hardanger region, and at one time, it was one of the four main churches for all of the old Hordafylke county.
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