Leikanger Church (Selje)

Leikanger Church (Norwegian: Leikanger kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Leikanger on the shore of the Vanylvsfjorden. It is the church for the Leikanger parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1866 by an unknown architect. The church seats about 370 people.[1][2]

Leikanger Church
Leikanger kyrkje
View of the church
Leikanger Church
Location of the church
Leikanger Church
Leikanger Church (Norway)
62.1186°N 5.3109°E / 62.1186; 5.3109
LocationStad Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1866
Consecrated28 Oct 1866
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1866
Specifications
Capacity370
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishLeikanger
DeaneryNordfjord prosti
DioceseBjørgvin

History

View of the church

The church was built in 1866 out of the materials from the old Selje Church which had previously stook in the village of Selje until it was torn down and moved to ths site.

See also

References

  1. "Leikanger kyrkje, Selje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
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