Samnanger Church

Samnanger Church () is a parish church in Samnanger municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Årland. The church is part of the Samnanger parish in the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden, octagonal church was built in 1851 by the architect Andreas Grønning. The church seats about 250 people.

History
The first church at Samnanger was built during the Middle Ages. It may have been a stave church, but little is known of it. It may have been built as early as the 12th century. In 1652, that church was replaced with a new timber-framed church. That church was long and narrow—about . That church was replaced in 1851 with the present church building. It was designed by Andreas Grønning who gave it a basilica style, but also gave it an octagonal floor plan.

See also
List of churches in Bjørgvin

References

 

Category:Churches in Hordaland
Category:Samnanger
Category:Churches completed in 1851