Nesheim Church

Nesheim Church
Nesheim kyrkje
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60°47′56″N 6°09′20″E / 60.79886178972°N 6.1554738879°E / 60.79886178972; 6.1554738879
LocationVaksdal, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1908
Consecrated17 Sep 1908
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Adolf Schirmer
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1908 (116 years ago) (1908)
Specifications
Capacity120
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryHardanger og Voss prosti
ParishNesheim
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85120

Nesheim Church (Norwegian: Nesheim kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vaksdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Nesheim. It is the church for the Nesheim parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1908 using plans drawn up by the architect Adolf Schirmer (one source credits Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff).[1] The church seats about 120 people.[2][3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference NK was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Nesheim kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 24 May 2020.