Arnafjord Church

Arnafjord Church
Arnafjord kyrkje
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61°01′21″N 6°23′05″E / 61.02240920362°N 6.384733021259°E / 61.02240920362; 6.384733021259
LocationVik Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Flete kyrkje
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated21 October 1880
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Johannes Gjertsen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1880 (144 years ago) (1880)
Specifications
Capacity180
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySogn prosti
ParishArnafjord
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID83793

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]

  1. ^ "Arnafjord kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 7 December 2019.