Ålhus Church

Ålhus Church
Ålhus kyrkje
View of the church
61°31′51″N 6°14′03″E / 61.53082772226°N 6.23415783047°E / 61.53082772226; 6.23415783047
LocationSunnfjord Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated1795
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)G.G. Støfringshaug
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1795 (1795)
Specifications
Capacity168
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySunnfjord prosti
ParishÅlhus
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85961

Ålhus Church (Norwegian: Ålhus kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ålhus on the northern shore of the lake Jølstravatnet. It is one of two churches for the Ålhus parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1795 by the architect Gunder Gregoriussen Støfringshaug. The church seats about 168 people.