Leikanger Church | |
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Leikanger kyrkje | |
62°07′06″N 5°18′45″E / 62.1184379153°N 5.3124899266°E | |
Location | Stad Municipality, Vestland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1866 |
Consecrated | 28 Oct 1866 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1866 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 370 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
Deanery | Nordfjord prosti |
Parish | Leikanger |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 84277 |
Leikanger Church (Norwegian: Leikanger kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Leikanger on the shore of the Vanylvsfjorden. It is the church for the Leikanger parish which is part of the Nordfjord 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 an unknown architect. The church seats about 370 people.[1][2]