Viksdalen Church
| Viksdalen Church | |
|---|---|
| Viksdalen kyrkje | |
 View of the church | |
  Viksdalen Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county  Viksdalen Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county | |
| 61°21′04″N 6°06′58″E / 61.3511°N 6.1160°ECoordinates: 61°21′04″N 6°06′58″E / 61.3511°N 6.1160°E | |
| Location |
Gaular Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 5 Nov 1848 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Completed | 1848 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 284 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Viksdalen |
| Deanery | Sunnfjord prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin |
Viksdalen Church (Norwegian: Viksdalen kyrkje) is the main parish church in Gaular Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vik. The church is part of the Viksdalen parish in the Sunnfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church, which has 284 seats, was consecrated on 5 November 1848 by Dean Johan Grønnlund. The church was probably built using architectural drawings by Hans Linstow.[1][2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Viksdalen kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
- ↑ "Viksdalen kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
Church of Norway churches in the Sunnfjord deanery, Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway | |||
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