Olsvik Church

Church in Vestland, Norway

60°22′44″N 5°13′09″E / 60.3788°N 5.2192°E / 60.3788; 5.2192LocationBergen, VestlandCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1990Consecrated11 Nov 1990ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Aksel FronthArchitectural typeRectangularGroundbreaking1989Completed1990 (34 years ago) (1990)SpecificationsCapacity500MaterialsConcreteAdministrationDioceseBjørgvin bispedømmeDeaneryBergen domprostiParishOlsvik

Olsvik Church (Norwegian: Olsvik kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Olsvik neighborhood in the city of Bergen. It is the church for the Olsvik parish which is part of the Bergen domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, concrete church was built in a rectangular design in 1990 using plans drawn up by the architect Aksel Fronth. The church seats about 500 people.^[1]^[2]

History

In 1982, the new parish of Olsvik was separated from the Loddefjord parish. Planning for a new church began soon after. Aksel Fronth was hired to design the new building and land was acquired. The original plot of land that was chosen, however, was not able to be used after a court ruled that a church could not be built there. Then in 1986, a new plot of land was chosen. Construction began in 1989. The new church was designed so that the nave is on the main floor and the lower floor contains other rooms including meeting rooms, kitchens, and bathrooms. The church was consecrated on 11 November 1990.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Olsvik kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
^ Lidén, Hans-Emil. "Olsvik kirke" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
^ "Olsvik kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 November 2021.