Location Kvam, Hordaland Denomination Church of Norway Functional status Active Address 5610 Øystese, Norway Capacity 500 Status Parish church | Country Norway Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran Completed 1868 Opened 1868 Phone +47 56 55 18 88 Architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan | |
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Diocese Lutheran Diocese of Bjørgvin Similar Norheimsund Church, Strandebarm Church, Ålvik Church, Skare Church, Evanger Church | ||
Øystese Church (Norwegian: Øystese kyrkje) is a parish church in Kvam municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Øystese. The church is part of the Øystese parish in the Hardanger og Voss deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.
History
The first church in Øystese was a stave church that was built before the year 1300. The church was in use until 1868 when it was torn down to make room for a new, much larger church. The present wooden church was built in 1868 by the architect C. Erichson, using plans by Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 500 people.
References
Øystese Church Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA