Feios Church

Feios Church
Feios kyrkje
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61°08′57″N 6°45′36″E / 61.1492512178°N 6.76000249379°E / 61.1492512178; 6.76000249379
LocationVik Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated12 December 1866
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural typeLong church
StyleSwiss chalet style
Completed1866 (158 years ago) (1866)
Specifications
Capacity220
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySogn prosti
ParishFeios
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84121

Feios Church (Norwegian: Feios kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vik Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Feios, along the southern shore of the Sognefjorden. It is the church for the Feios 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 1866 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 220 people.[1][2]

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