Dale Church (Luster)

Dale Church
Dale kyrkje
View of the church
61°26′29″N 7°27′19″E / 61.4412676067°N 7.45531636483°E / 61.4412676067; 7.45531636483
LocationLuster Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1250
Consecratedc. 1250
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completedc. 1250 (1250)
Specifications
Capacity200
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySogn prosti
ParishDale
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID84013

Dale Church (Norwegian: Dale kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Luster Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Luster on the western shore of the Lustrafjorden. It is the church for the Dale parish which is part of the Sogn prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The red and white, stone church was built in a long church design around the year 1240 using designs by an unknown architect. The church seats about 200 people.