Lavik Church

Lavik Church
Lavik kyrkje
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61°06′16″N 5°30′06″E / 61.1044327187°N 5.50177207585°E / 61.1044327187; 5.50177207585
LocationHøyanger Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated10 Dec 1865
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Christian Heinrich Grosch
Architectural typeOctagonal
Completed1865 (159 years ago) (1865)
Specifications
Capacity380
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySunnfjord prosti
ParishLavik
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84917

Lavik Church (Norwegian: Lavik kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Høyanger Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Lavik on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden. It is the church for the Lavik parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal design in 1865 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch. The church seats about 380 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Lavik kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-12-01.