Leikanger Church (Selje)

Leikanger Church
Leikanger kyrkje

View of the church
Leikanger Church
Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
62°07′07″N 5°18′39″E / 62.1186°N 5.3109°E / 62.1186; 5.3109Coordinates: 62°07′07″N 5°18′39″E / 62.1186°N 5.3109°E / 62.1186; 5.3109
Location Selje Municipality,
Sogn og Fjordane
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated 28 Oct 1866
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Completed 1866
Specifications
Capacity 370
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Leikanger
Deanery Nordfjord prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Leikanger Church (Norwegian: Leikanger kyrkje) is a parish church in Selje Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Leikanger. The church is part of the Leikanger parish in the Nordfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1866 out of the materials from the old Selje Church (in the village of Selje) that was torn down in 1866. The church seats about 370 people.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Leikanger kyrkje, Selje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-09-11.



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