Uggdal Church

Uggdal Church
Uggdal kyrkje
Uggdal Church Location in Hordaland county Uggdal Church Location in Hordaland county
60°00′22″N 5°31′26″E / 60.0062°N 5.5239°ECoordinates: 60°00′22″N 5°31′26″E / 60.0062°N 5.5239°E
Location	Tysnes, Hordaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated	31 May 1876
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	O. Vangberg
Completed	1876
Specifications
Capacity	650
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Reksteren og Uggdal
Deanery	Sunnhordland prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Uggdal Church (Norwegian: Uggdal kyrkje) is a parish church in Tysnes municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Uggdal on the large island of Tysnesøya. The church is part of the "Reksteren og Uggdal" parish in the Sunnhordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1876. The church was designed by the architect O. Vangsnes. The church, which seats about 650 people, was consecrated on 31 May 1876 by the Bishop Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland.^[1][2][3]

See also

• List of churches in Hordaland

References

1. "Uggdal kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
3. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 2015-01-20.