Viksdalen Church

Viksdalen Church
Viksdalen kyrkje
View of the church
Viksdalen Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county Viksdalen Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
61°21′04″N 6°06′58″E / 61.3511°N 6.1160°ECoordinates: 61°21′04″N 6°06′58″E / 61.3511°N 6.1160°E
Location	Gaular Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated	5 Nov 1848
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Completed	1848
Specifications
Capacity	284
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Viksdalen
Deanery	Sunnfjord prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Viksdalen Church (Norwegian: Viksdalen kyrkje) is the main parish church in Gaular Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vik. The church is part of the Viksdalen parish in the Sunnfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church, which has 284 seats, was consecrated on 5 November 1848 by Dean Johan Grønnlund. The church was probably built using architectural drawings by Hans Linstow.^[1][2][3]

See also

• List of churches in Sogn og Fjordane

References

1. "Viksdalen kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
3. "Viksdalen kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2013-12-02.