Utne Church
{{Infobox church
|name = Utne Church
|fullname = Utne kyrkje
|former name =
|image = Utne kirke.JPG
|caption = View of the church
|website =
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|location = Ullensvang, Vestland
|country = Norway
|churchmanship = Evangelical Lutheran
|denomination = Church of Norway
|diocese = Bjørgvin bispedømme
|deanery = Hardanger og Voss prosti
|parish = Utne
|status = Parish church
|functional status = Active
|founded date = 1895
|consecrated date = 5 June 1895
|completed date = {{Start date and age|p=y|1895}}
|closed date =
|events =
|architect = Peter Andreas Blix
|architectural type = Long church
|style =
|materials = Wood
|capacity = 300
|embedded = {{Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
|embed = yes
|Type = Church
|Status = Listed
|ID = 85733
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Utne Church ({{langx|no|Utne kyrkje}}) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ullensvang Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Utne, at the northern tip of the Folgefonna peninsula. It is the church for the Utne parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design from 1892 until 1895 using plans drawn up by the architect Peter Andreas Blix. The church seats about 300 people.{{Cite web |title=Utne kyrkje |url=https://kirkesok.no/kirke/123100301 |access-date=2020-05-21 |publisher=Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen}}{{Cite web |title=Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker |url=http://www.kirkekonsulenten.no/kirker.htm |access-date=2020-05-21 |publisher=KirkeKonsulenten.no |language=Norwegian}}
History
Permission for building a church in Utne was first given on 14 October 1885. In 1886, a piece of land was designated as the cemetery for the future church. The first church built in Utne was built from 1892-1895. The architect was Peter Andreas Blix and the lead builder was Ivar Ivarsson Opedal. The nave of the church is {{convert|19x10.2|m}} and the choir is {{convert|6.5x6.32|m}}. The church porch in the west measured {{convert|4.5x4.25|m}} and there was also a small {{convert|5.1x4.15|m|adj=on}} sacristy off the chancel. The church was consecrated on 5 June 1895 by the Bishop Fredrik Waldemar Hvoslef.{{Cite web |title=Utne kyrkje |url=http://www.ullensvang.herad.no/krk/?page_id=411 |access-date=2014-06-05 |publisher=Ullensvang herad |language=Norwegian}}{{Cite web |title=Utne kyrkjestad |url=http://www.kulturminnesok.no/kulturminnesok/kulturminne/?LOK_ID=85733 |access-date=2020-05-21 |publisher=Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage |language=Norwegian}}{{cite web |title=Utne kirke |url=https://www.norske-kirker.net/home/hordaland/utne-kirke/ |website=Norges-Kirker.no |access-date=2021-10-30 |language=Norwegian}}{{cite web|url=https://norgeskirker.no/wiki/Utne_kyrkje|title=Utne kyrkje|language=Norwegian|publisher=Norges Kirker|first=Anna Marte|last=Hoff|accessdate=2021-10-30}}
Media gallery
FV550 Utne kirke.jpg
Utne kyrkje inngang.jpg
Utne, Hardanger (16480380065).jpg
Utne. Hardanger - no-nb digifoto 20150226 00096 NB MIT FNR 00246 A.jpg
See also
References
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{{Churches in Hardanger og Voss}}
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Category:Long churches in Norway
Category:Wooden churches in Norway
Category:19th-century Church of Norway church buildings