Vereide Church

Vereide Church
Vereide kyrkje

View of the church
Vereide Church
Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
61°48′28″N 6°08′29″E / 61.8078°N 6.1413°E / 61.8078; 6.1413Coordinates: 61°48′28″N 6°08′29″E / 61.8078°N 6.1413°E / 61.8078; 6.1413
Location Gloppen Municipality,
Sogn og Fjordane
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Founded 1100s (12th century)
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Completed 1631
Specifications
Capacity 460
Materials Stone
Administration
Parish Vereide
Deanery Nordfjord prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Vereide Church (Norwegian: Vereide kyrkje) is a parish church in Gloppen Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vereide, along the eastern coast of the Gloppefjorden. The church is part of the Gloppen parish in the Nordfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone church was originally built in 13th century and the oldest parts of the present church date back to that time. This is the oldest surviving stone church in the Nordfjord region, and it was one of the original 4 churches built in the Nordfjord-Sunnfjord region (in addition to Eid Church, Kinn Church, and Askvoll Church). The church was extensively remodeled in the 17th century and a few times since then. The present church seats about 460 people.[1][2][3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Vereide kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
  3. ↑ "Vereide kyrkje" (in Norwegian). NRK Fylkesleksikon. Retrieved 2013-10-25.



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