Seim Church

Seim Church
Seim kyrkje

View of the church
Seim Church
Location in Hordaland county
Seim Church
Location in Hordaland county
60°37′00″N 5°16′37″E / 60.6168°N 5.2769°E / 60.6168; 5.2769Coordinates: 60°37′00″N 5°16′37″E / 60.6168°N 5.2769°E / 60.6168; 5.2769
Location Lindås, Hordaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated 16 July 1878
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Johannes Øvsthus
Completed 1878
Specifications
Capacity 300
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Seim
Deanery Nordhordland prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Seim Church (Norwegian: Seim kyrkje) is a parish church in Lindås municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Seim. The church is part of the Seim parish in the Nordhordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1878 by the architect Johannes Øvsthus. The church, which seats about 300 people, was consecrated on 16 July 1878. There has been a church in Seim since the Middle Ages. That church was probably a stave church which was replaced by a timber church in the 17th century. The second church was demolished after the present church was completed in 1878. The present church was built about 500 metres (1,600 ft) north of the old church site. Seim belonged to the parish of Hammer before 1749. In that year, it was separated from Hammer and transferred to Hosanger parish (as an exclave). In 1885, Seim was transferred from Hosanger to Alversund parish. Finally in 1964, it was transferred to Lindås parish.[1][2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Seim kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-03-28.



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