Vereide Church

Vereide Church
Vereide kyrkje
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61°48′29″N 6°08′31″E / 61.80800359°N 6.14195045830°E / 61.80800359; 6.14195045830
LocationGloppen Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Events1631: Major renovation
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completedc. 1163
(861 years ago)
 (1163)
Specifications
Capacity460
MaterialsStone
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryNordfjord prosti
ParishGloppen
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85807

Vereide Church (Norwegian: Vereide kyrkje) is a medieval parish church of the Church of Norway in Gloppen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is the only stone church in the Nordfjord region. It is located in the village of Vereide, along the eastern coast of the Gloppefjorden. It is one of the four churches for the Gloppen parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone church was built in a long church style in the 12th century by an unknown architect. The church seats about 460 people.[1][2]

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