Sør-Vågsøy Church
Sør-Vågsøy Church (Norwegian: Sør-Vågsøy kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Måløy on the southeastern coast of the island of Vågsøy. It is the church for the Sør-Vågsøy 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 1907 by the architect Lars and Jens Sølvberg. The church seats about 600 people.[1][2] The altarpiece was painted in 1907 by artist Sveinung Aanondsen (1854-1919).[3]
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View of the church | |
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Location | Kinn Municipality, Vestland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Lars and Jens Sølvberg |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1907 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 600 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Parish | Sør-Vågsøy |
Deanery | Nordfjord prosti |
Diocese | Bjørgvin |
Media gallery
- View of the present church
- View of the present church
- View of the church in 1930
- View of the church in 1930
See also
References
- "Sør-Vågsøy kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
- Arne Brenna, Ingrid Reed Thomsen. "Sveinung Anondsen". Norsk kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 2018-04-01.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
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