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Oppstryn Church

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Country
  
Norway

Churchmanship
  
Evangelical Lutheran

Functional status
  
Active

Opened
  
1863

Status
  
Parish church

Denomination
  
Church of Norway

Consecrated
  
1 Nov 1863

Address
  
6799 Oppstryn, Norway

Capacity
  
300

Architect
  
Hans Linstow

Oppstryn Church

Location
  
Stryn Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane

Diocese
  
Lutheran Diocese of Bjørgvin

Similar
  
Randabygd Church, Nedstryn Church, Heggjabygda Church, Svelgen Chapel, Stårheim Church

Oppstryn Church (Norwegian: Oppstryn kyrkje) is a parish church in Stryn Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Oppstryn, on the shore of the lake Oppstrynsvatnet. The church is part of the Oppstryn parish in the Nordfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1863 using drawings by the architect Hans Linstow. It seats about 300 people and it was consecrated on 1 November 1863. There has been a church at Oppstryn since the 13th century.

References

Oppstryn Church Wikipedia