Viksdalen Church

Viksdalen Church
Viksdalen kyrkje

View of the church
Viksdalen Church
Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
61°21′04″N 6°06′58″E / 61.3511°N 6.1160°E / 61.3511; 6.1160Coordinates: 61°21′04″N 6°06′58″E / 61.3511°N 6.1160°E / 61.3511; 6.1160
Location Gaular Municipality,
Sogn og Fjordane
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated 5 Nov 1848
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Completed 1848
Specifications
Capacity 284
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Viksdalen
Deanery Sunnfjord prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Viksdalen Church (Norwegian: Viksdalen kyrkje) is the main parish church in Gaular Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vik. The church is part of the Viksdalen parish in the Sunnfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church, which has 284 seats, was consecrated on 5 November 1848 by Dean Johan Grønnlund. The church was probably built using architectural drawings by Hans Linstow.[1][2][3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Viksdalen kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  3. ↑ "Viksdalen kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2013-12-02.



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