Fresvik Church
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| Fresvik Church | |
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| Fresvik kyrkje | |
.jpeg) View of the church | |
  Fresvik Church | |
| 61°04′24″N 6°56′23″E / 61.0733°N 6.9396°ECoordinates: 61°04′24″N 6°56′23″E / 61.0733°N 6.9396°E | |
| Location |
Vik Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Founded | 1100s |
| Consecrated | 29 June 1881 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Johannes Henrik Nissen |
| Completed | 1881 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 200 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Fresvik |
| Deanery | Ytre Sogn prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin |
Fresvik Church (Norwegian: Fresvik kyrkje) is a parish church in Vik Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fresvik, along the southern shore of the Sognefjorden. The church is part of the Fresvik parish in the Ytre Sogn deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church, which has 200 seats, was consecrated on 29 June 1881 by the local Dean Jacob Edward Smith. The architect Johannes Henrik Nissen made the designs for the building. The church was built in 1881 to replace an older stave church on the same site.[1][2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Fresvik kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
- ↑ "Fresvik kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
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