Sælen Church Explained

Sælen Church
Fullname:Sælen kirke
Coordinates:60.3405°N 5.2695°W
Location:Bergen, Vestland
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Bjørgvin bispedømme
Parish:Sælen
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:2001
Consecrated Date:2 December 2001
Architect:Norwegian: Arkitektene Lille Frøen
Architectural Type:Rectangular
Materials:Brick
Capacity:450

Sælen Church (Norwegian: Sælen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Sælen neighborhood in the city of Bergen. It is the church for the Sælen parish which is part of the Bergensdalen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The brown, brick church was built in a rectangular design in 2001 using plans drawn up by the architectural firm Norwegian: Arkitektene Lille Frøen. The church seats about 450 people.[1] [2]

History

The parish of Sælen was established in 1982. A rented temporary church building was used for many years while funds were raised for a new church. There was a limited architectural competition in 1998 that was held to determine who would design a new church for the parish. The winning design was by Nikolai Alfsen who worked at the Norwegian: Arkitektene Lille Frøen. The church was consecrated on 2 December 2001.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sælen kirke . 2020-06-06 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2020-06-06 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Sælen kirke . 2021-11-13 . Norges-Kirker.no . Norwegian.