Location Kvinnherad, Hordaland Denomination Church of Norway Functional status Active Address 5499 Åkra, Norway Capacity 270 Status Parish church | Country Norway Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran Completed 1735 Opened 1735 Phone +47 53 47 32 80 | |
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Diocese Lutheran Diocese of Bjørgvin Similar Ænes Church, Husnes Church, Varaldsøy Church, Reksteren Church, Holmedal Church | ||
Åkra Church (Norwegian: Åkra kyrkje) is a parish church in Kvinnherad municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Åkra. The church is part of the Åkra parish in the Sunnhordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.
History
The church in Åkra has been around since the Middle Ages. That stave church was first named in historical records in 1329. That old church was torn down and in 1735 a new church was built. This new church was a white, wooden building that seats about 270 people. The church has been renovated since then, but it is still in use.
References
Åkra Church (Hordaland) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA