Foldnes Church

Church in Vestland, Norway

60°22′03″N 5°07′36″E / 60.367378938329°N 5.1267796754837°E / 60.367378938329; 5.1267796754837LocationØygarden, VestlandCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded2001Consecrated22 April 2001ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Kolbjørn JensenArchitectural typeRectangularCompleted2001 (23 years ago) (2001)SpecificationsCapacity700MaterialsWood and LecaAdministrationDioceseBjørgvin bispedømmeDeaneryVesthordland prostiParishFjell

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

TypeChurchStatusListed by municipalityID269249

Foldnes Church (Norwegian: Foldnes kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Øygarden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Foldnes on the island of Litlesotra. It is one of the three churches for the Fjell parish which is part of the Vesthordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The modern-looking wood and leca church was built in a rectangular design in 2001 using plans drawn up by the architect Kolbjørn Jensen. The church seats about 700 people.^[1]^[2]

History

The new church at Foldnes was established in 2001. Planning for the church began in the 1990s. The architect, Kolbjørn Jensen, from the firm Signatur arkitekter was hired to design the building. The church was consecrated on 22 April 2001. The church has been awarded a couple of architectural prizes: Fjell municipality's building prize in 2002 and the Bergen area masonry prize in 2003. A cemetery for the church was built about 200 metres (660 ft) east of the church in 2012-2013.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Foldnes kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
^ "Foldnes kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
^ "Foldnes kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 November 2021.