Florø kyrkje

Florø Church is a long wooden church built in 1882 and designed by Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. Before the church was built, the town's inhabitants had to make the long 16-kilometre sea journey to the old Kinn Church on the island of Kinn to attend church services.

About this building

For more information visit on this building visit https://kirkesok.no/kirke/140100301

Key Features

  • Architecture

Visitors information

  • Car park at the building
  • Accessible toilets in the building
  • Café within 500m

Other nearby buildings

Stavang Church

Stavang Church is a long church dating from 1957. The architect of the church was Ole Halvorsen. The new church replaces a wooden church from 1873 which burned down on Christmas Day 1951. The old church was designed by Christian Christie and is very similar to the Kyrkjebø church in Sogn.

Kinn Church

Kinn Church is a medieval stone church with a rectangular nave and choir at the right end, built between 1150 and 1200. In 1868-69 the church was altered, including larger windows and a less steep roof angle, but these changes were reversed in 1911-12, when the porch was also destroyed and subsequently rebuilt.

Midtgulen Church

Midtgulen church is a wooden church completed in 1904. The architect responsible for the design of the church is Lars Sølvberg.