Arnafjord Church

Arnafjord Church
Arnafjord kyrkje
Arnafjord Church
Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
61°01′20″N 6°23′05″E / 61.0223°N 6.3846°E / 61.0223; 6.3846Coordinates: 61°01′20″N 6°23′05″E / 61.0223°N 6.3846°E / 61.0223; 6.3846
Location Vik Municipality,
Sogn og Fjordane
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Founded 1665
Consecrated 21 October 1880
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Johannes Gjertsen
Completed 1880
Specifications
Capacity 170
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Arnafjord
Deanery Indre Sogn prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Arnafjord Church (Norwegian: Arnafjord kyrkje) is a parish church in Vik Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Nese, along the Arnafjorden. The church is part of the Arnafjord parish in the Indre Sogn deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church, which has 170 seats, was consecrated on 21 October 1880. The master builder John Gjertsen from Sogndal made the designs, while builder Anders Korsvold was responsible for the building. This church was built to replace an older church that was in poor condition. The old church was built in 1645 and it sat just a little north and west of the present church.[1][2][3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Arnafjord kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  3. ↑ "Arnafjord kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2014-01-24.



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