Sæle Church

Sæle Church
Sæle kyrkje
View of the church
61°06′44″N 6°23′21″E / 61.1123579192°N 6.38911843299°E / 61.1123579192; 6.38911843299
LocationSogndal Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1903
Consecrated28 April 1903
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Jacob Sparre
Architectural typeLong church
StyleRomanesque revival
Completed1903 (1903)
Specifications
Capacity170
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySogn prosti
ParishBalestrand
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85031

Sæle Church (Norwegian: Sæle kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sogndal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sæle, on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden. It is one of two churches for the Balestrand parish which is part of the Sogn prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The yellow, wooden church was built in a long church design with a Romanesque revival style in 1903 using plans drawn up by the architect Hans Jacob Sparre from Oslo. The church seats about 170 people.