| Vangen Church | |
|---|---|
| Vangen kyrkje | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Vangen_kirke,_Aurland,_exterior,_July_2009-4.jpg) View of the church | |
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| 60°54′21″N 7°11′17″E / 60.9058956516°N 7.188019989°E | |
| Location | Aurland Municipality, Vestland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | c. 1202 |
| Consecrated | 2 May 1202 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Style | Gothic style |
| Completed | 1202 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 270 |
| Materials | Stone |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
| Deanery | Sogn prosti |
| Parish | Vangen |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Automatically protected |
| ID | 83816 |
Vangen Church (Norwegian: Vangen kyrkje) is the main parish church in Aurland Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Aurlandsvangen, at the end of the Aurlandsfjorden. It is the church for the Vangen parish which is part of the Sogn prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone church was built in a long church design and in early Gothic style around the year 1202. The church seats about 270 people.[1][2]
Vangen Church is the largest of the seven medieval stone churches in the Sogn og Fjordane region, leading it to be called the Sognedomen or Sogn Cathedral.
- ^ "Vangen kyrkje, Aurland". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 19 January 2020.