Old Olden Church

Old Olden Church
Olden gamle kyrkje
View of the church
Old Olden Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county Old Olden Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
61°50′03″N 6°48′19″E / 61.83423°N 6.805203°ECoordinates: 61°50′03″N 6°48′19″E / 61.83423°N 6.805203°E
Location	Stryn Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Style	Cruciform
Completed	1759
Specifications
Capacity	250
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Olden
Deanery	Nordfjord prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Old Olden Church (Norwegian: Olden gamle kyrkje) is a historic parish church in Stryn Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Olden at the north end of the Oldedalen valley. The church is part of the Olden parish in the Nordfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden, cruciform church was built in 1759 and it was the only church in the Oldedalen valley until 1934 when the new Olden Church was completed. The church seats about 250 people.^[1][2][3]

See also

• List of churches in Sogn og Fjordane

References

1. "Olden gamle kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
3. "Olden gamle kyrkje" (in Norwegian). NRK Fylkesleksikon. Retrieved 2013-10-16.