Vangsnes Church

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 style in 1861 using designs by the local Vicar Harald Ulrik Sverdrup. The church seats about 261 people.[1][2]

Vangsnes Church
Vangsnes kyrkje
View of the church
Vangsnes Church
Location of the church
Vangsnes Church
Vangsnes Church (Norway)
61.1698°N 6.6415°E / 61.1698; 6.6415
LocationVik Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated24 October 1861
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Harald Ulrich Sverdrup
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1861
Specifications
Capacity261
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishVangsnes
DeanerySogn prosti
DioceseBjørgvin

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1340, but the church was not new that year, but rather it is likely the church was built in the mid-1100s. The original building was a stave church. In 1854, the church was described as having a 7-by-5.35-metre (23.0 ft × 17.6 ft) nave with a 3.75-metre (12.3 ft) choir. By this time, the 700-year-old building was in poor condition. It was said to be so bad that snow and wind would get through the walls. In 1861, the stave church was torn down and replaced with a new church on the same site.[3] The new church was consecrated on 24 October 1861 by the Dean Thomas Erichsen.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Vangsnes kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  3. "Vangsnes kyrkjestad" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  4. Henden Aaraas, Margrethe; Vengen, Sigurd; Gjerde, Anders. "Vangsnes kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Fylkesarkivet. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
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