Arnafjord Church | |
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Arnafjord kyrkje | |
61°01′21″N 6°23′05″E / 61.02240920362°N 6.384733021259°E | |
Location | Vik Municipality, Vestland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Former name(s) | Flete kyrkje |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 12th century |
Consecrated | 21 October 1880 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Johannes Gjertsen |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1880 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 180 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
Deanery | Sogn prosti |
Parish | Arnafjord |
Type | Church |
Status | Listed |
ID | 83793 |
Arnafjord Church (Norwegian: Arnafjord kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vik Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Nese, along the Arnafjorden. It is the church for the Arnafjord parish which is part of the Sogn prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1880. The master builder John Gjertsen from Sogndal made the designs, while builder Anders Korsvold was responsible for the construction. The church seats about 180 people.[1][2]