Husnes Church

Husnes Church
Husnes kyrkje
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59°52′01″N 5°45′28″E / 59.8670°N 5.7578°E / 59.8670; 5.7578Coordinates: 59°52′01″N 5°45′28″E / 59.8670°N 5.7578°E / 59.8670; 5.7578
Location	Kvinnherad, Hordaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated	11 Sept 1874
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	J. Utne
Completed	1874
Specifications
Capacity	280
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Husnes og Holmedal
Deanery	Sunnhordland prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Husnes Church (Norwegian: Husnes kyrkje) is a parish church in Kvinnherad municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Husnes. The church is part of the Husnes og Holmedal parish in the Sunnhordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.

The first church in Husnes was originally called Kaldestad Church, and it was first named in historical records in 1337. That church was likely a stave church. The name was later changed to Husnes Church. Some time before 1660, the church was torn down and replaced by a timber-framed church. In 1874, this church too was torn down, and the present church was built to replace it. The present church is a white, wooden church that seats about 280 people. It was consecrated on 11 September 1874.