Vangen Church (Aurland)

Vangen Church
Vangen kyrkje
View of the church
Vangen Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county Vangen Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
60°54′21″N 7°11′17″E / 60.9059°N 7.1880°ECoordinates: 60°54′21″N 7°11′17″E / 60.9059°N 7.1880°E
Location	Aurland Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Unknown
Architectural type	Gothic style
Completed	1202
Specifications
Capacity	270
Materials	Stone
Administration
Parish	Vangen
Deanery	Indre Sogn prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Vangen Church (Norwegian: Vangen kyrkje) is the main parish church in Aurland Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Aurlandsvangen, at the end of the Aurlandsfjorden. The church is part of the Vangen parish in the Indre Sogn deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone church, which is in early Gothic style, was probably built in two stages in the 13th century. There is a foundation stone in the church on which the date 2 May 1202 is inscribed. The church was restored both in 1861-1862 and in 1926.^[1][2]

Vangen church is the largest of the seven medieval stone churches in the county, leading it to be called the Sognedomen or Sogn Cathedral.^[3]

Media gallery

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  Exterior view of the main entrance
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  Free-standing bell tower near the church
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  Interior view of the seating area
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  Interior front view

See also

• List of churches in Sogn og Fjordane

References

1. "Vangen kyrkje, Aurland". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
3. "Vangen kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2014-02-28.