Vangsnes Church

Vangsnes Church
Vangsnes kyrkjex
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61°10′11″N 6°38′30″E / 61.1698239180°N 6.64167657494°E / 61.1698239180; 6.64167657494
LocationVik Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated24 October 1861
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Harald Ulrich Sverdrup
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1861 (163 years ago) (1861)
Specifications
Capacity261
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySogn prosti
ParishVangsnes
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85762

Vangsnes Church (Norwegian: Vangsnes kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vik Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vangsnes. It is the church for the Vangsnes parish which is part of the Sogn prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1861 using plans drawn up by the local Vicar Harald Ulrik Sverdrup. The church seats about 261 people.[1][2]

The large Statue of Fridtjof is located about 300 metres (980 ft) north of the church.

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