Vangsnes Church
| Vangsnes Church | |
|---|---|
| Vangsnes kyrkje | |
  Vangsnes Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county | |
| 61°10′11″N 6°38′29″E / 61.1698°N 6.6415°ECoordinates: 61°10′11″N 6°38′29″E / 61.1698°N 6.6415°E | |
| Location |
Vik Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 24 October 1861 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Harald Ulrich Sverdrup |
| Completed | 1861 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 150 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Vangsnes |
| Deanery | Indre Sogn prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin |
Vangsnes Church (Norwegian: Vangsnes kyrkje) is a parish church in Vik Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vangsnes. The church is part of the Vangsnes parish in the Indre Sogn deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church, which has 261 seats, was consecrated on 24 October 1861 by the Dean Thomas Erichsen. The local Vicar Harald Ulrik Sverdrup made the architectural designs for the building. This church was built in 1861 to replace an 800-year-old stave church.[1][2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Vangsnes kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
- ↑ "Vangsnes kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
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