Gimmestad Church | |
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Gimmestad kyrkje | |
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61°46′17″N 6°09′24″E / 61.7715°N 6.1566°ECoordinates: 61°46′17″N 6°09′24″E / 61.7715°N 6.1566°E | |
Location |
Gloppen Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Consecrated | 19 Dec 1910 |
Architecture | |
Status | Parish church |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | |
Completed | 1910 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 315 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Parish | Gimmestad |
Deanery | Nordfjord prosti |
Diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin |
Gimmestad Church (Norwegian: Gimmestad kyrkje) is a parish church in Gloppen Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sørstranda, right along the shore of the Gloppefjorden. The church is part of the Gimmestad parish in the Nordfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1910 by the architect . The church seats about 315 people. The church was consecrated on 19 December 1910 and it replaced the Old Gimmestad Church.