Vassås Church

Vassås Church
Vassås kirke
View of the church
Vassås Church
Location in Nordland
Vassås Church
Vassås Church (Norway)
Coordinates: 65°05′54″N 12°25′16″E / 65.0982°N 12.4212°E / 65.0982; 12.4212
Location Bindal, Nordland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Founded 13th century
Architecture
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Nils Ryjord
Architectural type Octagonal
Completed 1734
Specifications
Capacity 250
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Bindal
Deanery Sør-Helgeland prosti
Diocese Sør-Hålogaland

Vassås Church (Norwegian: Vassås kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bindal Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vassås. It is one of the two churches for the Bindal parish which is part of the Sør-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a octagonal style in 1734 by the architect Nils Ryjord. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]

History

There has been a church at this site for centuries. The earliest known church here dates back to at least 1250. The present octagonal church building was built in 1734 to replace an old stave church.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. "kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  3. "Vassås kirke" (in Norwegian). Bindal kommune. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  4. "Vassås kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
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