| Storetveit Church | |
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| Storetveit kirke | |
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| 60°21′06″N5°20′42″E / 60.351606808527°N 5.3450605273246°E /60.351606808527; 5.3450605273246 | |
| Location | Bergen,Vestland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1930 |
| Consecrated | 30 Nov 1930 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Ole Landmark |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1930 (95 years ago) (1930) |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 600 |
| Materials | Stone |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
| Deanery | Bergensdalen prosti |
| Parish | Storetveit |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Protected |
| ID | 85582 |
Storetveit Church (Norwegian:Storetveit kirke) is aparish church of theChurch of Norway inBergen Municipality inVestland county,Norway. It is located in theFjøsanger neighborhood inÅrstad borough in the city ofBergen. It is the church for the Storetveitparish which is part of theBergensdalen prosti (deanery) in theDiocese of Bjørgvin. The large, stone church was built in along church design in 1930 using plans drawn up by thearchitectOle Landmark. The church seats about 600 people.[1][2]
During the 1920s, plans were made to build another church in the largeÅrstad Church parish. Originally, the church was going to be built at Minde, but the plot of land ended up being unsuitable for the church, so a new plot of land at Storetveit was chosen. An architectural competition was held to find the person to design the new church.Ole Landmark won the competition for his designs of a church built in natural stone with Gothic details. Construction on the new church took place from 1928 to 1930. The church has a large rectangularnave with an octagonalchoir. A small tower with a spire sits above the choir. There was asacristy built to the north of the nave and a chapel on the south side of the nave. The new building wasconsecrated on 30 November 1930.[3][4][5]
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