Bø Church (Hyllestad)
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Bø Church (Norwegian: Bø kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hyllestad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Leirvik. It is one of the three churches for the Hyllestad parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1868 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 200 people.[1][2]
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Bø kyrkje | |
61.1305°N 5.3289°E / 61.1305; 5.3289 | |
Location | Hyllestad Municipality, Vestland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 13th century |
Consecrated | 29 November 1868 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Jacob Wilhelm Nordan |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1868 (156 years ago) (1868) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 200 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
Deanery | Sunnfjord prosti |
Parish | Hyllestad |
Type | Church |
Status | Listed |
ID | 83993 |
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