Flåm Church
| Flåm Church | |
|---|---|
| Flåm kyrkje | |
 View of the church | |
  Flåm Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county  Flåm Church Flåm Church (Norway) | |
| 60°50′14″N 7°07′19″E / 60.8371°N 7.1219°E | |
| Location | Flåm, Aurland Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Unknown |
| Completed | 1670 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 160 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin |
| Deanery | Indre Sogn prosti |
| Parish | Flåm |
Flåm Church (Norwegian: Flåm kyrkje) is a parish church in Aurland Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Flåm. The church is part of the Flåm parish in the Indre Sogn deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The brown, wooden church, which has about 160 seats, was built by master builder Magne Essen in 1670. The present church replaced an older stave church on the same site that was demolished in 1670.[1][2][3]
Media gallery
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View of the church near the river in the Flåmsdalen valley -
Another exterior view -
Exterior view, including an outside storage building -
Interior view of the altar area -
Close up of wall art
See also
References
- ^ "Flåm kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
- ^ "Flåm kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
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