Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran Consecrated 17 Dec 1867 Capacity 400 | Founded c. 1000 Opened 1867 Phone +47 57 67 99 85 | |
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Location Sogndal Municipality,Sogn og Fjordane Address Kyrkjevegen 7, 6856 Sogndal, Norway Similar Ølmheim Church, Kaupanger Stave Church, Old Gaupne Church, Heiberg Collection - Sogn Fol, Sogn Fjordmuseum - Kaupanger | ||
Stedje Church (Norwegian: Stedje kyrkje) is the main parish church in Sogndal Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sogndalsfjøra, near the shore of the Sogndalsfjorden. The church is part of the Stedje parish in the Indre Sogn deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The red, wooden church, which has 600 seats, was built in 1867. It was consecrated on 17 December 1867 by the Bishop Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland. The architect Christian Christie made the designs for the building. This church was built to replace an older stave church. This has been a church site since the 9th century AD.
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