Førde Church

Førde Church
Førde kyrkje
View of the church
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61°27′21″N 5°51′45″E / 61.4558°N 5.8626°E / 61.4558; 5.8626Coordinates: 61°27′21″N 5°51′45″E / 61.4558°N 5.8626°E / 61.4558; 5.8626
Location	Førde Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated	1 Oct 1885
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Completed	1885
Specifications
Capacity	600
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Førde
Deanery	Sunnfjord prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Førde Church (Norwegian: Førde kyrkje) is the main parish church in Førde Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the town of Førde. The church is part of the Førde parish in the Sunnfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1885 using designs by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church, that seats about 600 people, was consecrated on 1 October 1885 by the Bishop Fredrik Waldemar Hvoslef. The church today dates back to 1885, but in this very place there have been churches as far back as to the 12th century.

Førde church is 38.7 metres (127 ft) long, the nave measuring 24.4 metres (80 ft), and 15.5 metres (51 ft) wide. To the east, there is a pentagonal chancel with vestries on each side. The porch to the west is a quadrangle that is 5.5 by 5.5 metres (18 by 18 ft), and it has a base for a 30-metre (98 ft) high steeple. The church has a large gallery, where an organ was installed when the church was new.