Viksdalen Church

Viksdalen Church
Viksdalen kyrkje
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61°21′06″N 6°06′57″E / 61.3515332593°N 6.11584559083°E / 61.3515332593; 6.11584559083
LocationSunnfjord Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated5 Nov 1848
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Linstow
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1848 (176 years ago) (1848)
Specifications
Capacity284
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeanerySunnfjord prosti
ParishGaular
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85845

Viksdalen Church (Norwegian: Viksdalen kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vik. It one of the four churches for the Gaular parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1848 using designs by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 284 people.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Viksdalen kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
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