Etne Church
Etne Church (Norwegian: Etne kyrkje[1]) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Etne Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Etne. It is one of the churches for the Etne parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, concrete church was built in a rectangular design in 2013 using plans drawn up by the architect Arne Tveit at the architectural office Brekke Helgeland Brekke. The church seats about 330 people.[2]
The church was consecrated on 1 September 2013. The nave is rectangular, but the choir is apsidal with one continuous, curved wall. The choir area is on a stage raised three steps above the floor of the nave. A stained glass window in the back wall serves as the altarpiece.[3]
See also
References
- ↑"Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ↑"Etne kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ↑"Etne kirke". Norske-Kirker.net (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- Etne Municipality
- Churches in Vestland
- Rectangular churches in Norway
- Concrete churches in Norway
- 21st-century Church of Norway church buildings
- Churches completed in 2013
- 2013 establishments in Norway