Austrheim Church


Austrheim Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Austrheim Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Austrheim on the island of Fosnøyna. It is the church for the Austrheim parish which is part of the Nordhordland prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1865 using designs by the architect Askild Åse. The church seats about 355 people.

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1360, but it was likely built before that time. The first church was a stave church. That old church was replaced by a log church in 1659. On 16 November 1710, the church was damaged by lightning. The log church was demolished in 1865 to make room for a new church which still stands today. The new church was built about to the northeast of the old church site. It was consecrated on 2 April 1865 by the Bishop Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland.

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