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 | |
| 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
References
- ↑ "Vassås kirke" (in Norwegian). Bindal kommune. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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