Location Meland, Hordaland Denomination Church of Norway Functional status Active Opened 1866 Phone +47 56 17 14 80 | Country Norway Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran Architect(s) Johannes Øvsthus Capacity 380 Status Parish church | |
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Address Bjørnestadvegen 262, 5918 Frekhaug, Norway Diocese Lutheran Diocese of Bjørgvin Similar Mo Church, Ostereidet Church, Hundvin Church, Vike Church, Hersvik Church | ||
Meland Church (Norwegian: Meland kyrkje) is a parish church in Radøy municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Meland on the island of Holsnøy. The church is part of the Meland parish in the Nordhordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1866 by the architect Johannes Øvsthus. The church seats about 380 people.
There has been a church in Meland for a long time. There was a stave church on the site until 1616 when it was torn down and replaced by a timber-frame church. That church was torn down when the present church was built in 1866. Both older churches were located in Meland, just about 200 metres (660 ft) to the southwest of the present church.
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