Stedje Church

Stedje Church
Stedje kyrkje
View of the church
61°13′36″N 7°05′44″E / 61.2266064856°N 7.09567156435°E / 61.2266064856; 7.09567156435
LocationSogndal Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1180
Consecrated17 Dec 1867
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Christian Christie
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1867 (1867)
Specifications
Capacity400
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySogn prosti
ParishStedje
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85557

Stedje Church (Norwegian: Stedje kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sogndal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sogndalsfjøra, near the shore of the Sogndalsfjorden. It is the church for the Stedje parish which is part of the Sogn prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The red, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1867 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Christie. The church seats about 400 people.