Hordabø Church

Hordabø Church
Hordabø kyrkje

View of the church
Hordabø Church
Location in Hordaland county
Hordabø Church
Location in Hordaland county
60°41′52″N 4°55′41″E / 60.6977°N 4.9280°E / 60.6977; 4.9280Coordinates: 60°41′52″N 4°55′41″E / 60.6977°N 4.9280°E / 60.6977; 4.9280
Location Radøy, Hordaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s) Bø kirke
Founded 14th century
Consecrated 5 August 1875
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Completed 1875
Specifications
Capacity 400
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Radøy
Deanery Nordhordland prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Hordabø Church (Norwegian: Hordabø kyrkje) is a parish church in Radøy municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bøvågen. The church is part of the Radøy parish in the Nordhordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1875 by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church was consecrated on 5 August 1875. The church seats about 400 people. There are records of a church on this site since dating back to the 14th century.[1][2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Hordabø kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-04-14.



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