Utne Church

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Utne Church (Norway)
60°25′22″N6°37′19″E / 60.4229°N 6.6220°E / 60.4229; 6.6220 Coordinates: 60°25′22″N6°37′19″E / 60.4229°N 6.6220°E / 60.4229; 6.6220
Location Ullensvang, Vestland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Founded1892
Consecrated 5 June 1895
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s) Peter Andreas Blix
Architectural type Long church
Completed1895
Specifications
Capacity300
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Utne
Deanery Hardanger og Voss prosti
Diocese Bjørgvin bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID 85733

Utne Church (Norwegian : Utne kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ullensvang Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Utne, at the northern tip of the Folgefonna peninsula. It is the church for the Utne parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style from 1892 until 1895 using designs by the architect Peter Andreas Blix. [1] The church seats about 300 people. [2] [3] The church was consecrated on 5 June 1895 by the Bishop Fredrik Waldemar Hvoslef. [4]

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