Oppstryn Church | |
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Oppstryn kyrkje | |
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61°54′38″N 7°03′18″E / 61.9106°N 7.0549°ECoordinates: 61°54′38″N 7°03′18″E / 61.9106°N 7.0549°E | |
Location |
Stryn Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Consecrated | 1 Nov 1863 |
Architecture | |
Status | Parish church |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Hans Linstow |
Completed | 1863 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 300 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Parish | Oppstryn |
Deanery | Nordfjord prosti |
Diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin |
Oppstryn Church (Norwegian: Oppstryn kyrkje) is a parish church in Stryn Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Oppstryn, on the shore of the lake Oppstrynsvatnet. The church is part of the Oppstryn parish in the Nordfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1863 using drawings by the architect Hans Linstow. It seats about 300 people and it was consecrated on 1 November 1863. There has been a church at Oppstryn since the 13th century.