Tysnes Church
| Tysnes Church | |
|---|---|
| Tysnes kirke | |
View of the church | |
| 60°02′26″N 5°31′52″E / 60.04046144407°N 5.5311929583876°E | |
| Location | Tysnes, Vestland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 13th century |
| Consecrated | 4 Sept 1867 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Georg Bull and H.S. Eckhoff |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1867 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 370 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
| Deanery | Sunnhordland prosti |
| Parish | Tysnes |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Listed |
| ID | 177787 |
Tysnes Church (Norwegian: Tysnes kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tysnes Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Våge on the northern shore of the island of Tysnesøya. It is the church for the Tysnes parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1867 using plans drawn up by the architects Georg Andreas Bull and Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff. The church seats about 370 people.