Vassås Church

Vassås Church
Vassås kirke
Vassås Church Location in Nordland
Coordinates: 65°05′54″N 12°25′16″E / 65.0982°N 12.4212°E / 65.0982; 12.4212
Location	Bindal, Nordland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Completed	1733
Specifications
Capacity	280
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Vassås
Deanery	Sør-Helgeland
Diocese	Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland

Vassås Church (Norwegian: Vassås kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Bindal in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vassås. The church is part of the Vassås parish in the Sør-Helgeland deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. There has been a church at this site for centuries. The earliest known church here dates back to at least 1250. The present octagonal church building was built in 1733 to replace an old stave church. The present church seats about 280 people.^[1]

See also

• List of churches in Nordland

References

Church of Norway churches in the Sør-Helgeland deanery, Nordland county, Norway Brønnøy Church Nøstvik Church Skogmo Chapel Solstad Church Sømna Church Tosen Chapel Trælnes Chapel Vassås Church Vega Church Vevelstad Church Ylvingen Chapel