Fresvik Church

Fresvik Church
Fresvik kyrkje
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61°04′24″N 6°56′22″E / 61.07335658009°N 6.939494311809°E / 61.07335658009; 6.939494311809
LocationVik Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated29 June 1881
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Johannes Henrik Nissen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1881 (143 years ago) (1881)
Specifications
Capacity200
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySogn prosti
ParishFresvik
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84197

Fresvik Church (Norwegian: Fresvik kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vik Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fresvik, along the southern shore of the Sognefjorden. It is the church for the Fresvik 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 1881 using plans drawn up by the architect Johannes Henrik Nissen. The church seats about 200 people.[1][2]

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