Førde Church (Vestland)


Førde Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sveio Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Førde. It is one of the churches for the Valestrand og Førde parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone church was built in a long church style in 1938 using designs by the architect Torgeir Alvsaker. The church seats about 250 people.

History

The church was consecrated on 22 September 1938 by the Bishop Andreas Fleischer. The church was originally called Vestre Vikebygd Church from its construction until 1981 when its name was changed to Førde Church. It was part of the old municipality of Vikebygd when it was constructed, and it served the western part of the municipality, hence the name. The municipalities of Vikebygd and Sveio in 1964, and after some time its name was changed to reflect the change in municipality.

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