Vikøy Church

Vikøy Church
Vikøy kyrkje

View of the church
Vikøy Church
Location in Hordaland county
Vikøy Church
Location in Hordaland county
60°20′56″N 6°10′34″E / 60.3490°N 6.1762°E / 60.3490; 6.1762Coordinates: 60°20′56″N 6°10′34″E / 60.3490°N 6.1762°E / 60.3490; 6.1762
Location Kvam, Hordaland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated 24 July 1838
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Hans Linstow
Completed 1838
Specifications
Capacity 300
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Vikøy
Deanery Hardanger og Voss prosti
Diocese Diocese of Bjørgvin

Vikøy Church (Norwegian: Vikøy kyrkje) is a parish church in Kvam municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vikøy, a few kilometers south of the municipal centre of Norheimsund. The church is part of the Vikøy parish in the Hardanger og Voss deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.[1][2]

History

The first church at Vikøy was a stave church that was built before 1316 and it stood until about 1838 when it was torn down. The present church was built to replace the old church. The present church was built using designs by the architect Hans Linstow. The church was consecrated on 24 July 1838. The white, wooden church seats about 300 people.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Vikøy kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
  2. ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
  3. ↑ "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
  4. ↑ Hoff, Anne Marta. "Vikøy kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 2014-07-03.



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