Vike Church (Vestland)
Vike Church | |
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Vike kyrkje | |
60°41′55″N 5°35′07″E / 60.6986°N 5.5853°E | |
Location | Lindås, Hordaland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Former name(s) | Vike kapell |
Status | Parish church |
Consecrated | 2 December 1891 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Johannes Øvsthus |
Completed | 1891 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 200 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Diocese of Bjørgvin |
Deanery | Nordhordland prosti |
Parish | Vike |
Vike Church (Norwegian: Vike kyrkje) is a parish church in Lindås municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vikanes, along the Romarheimsfjorden. The church is part of the Vike parish in the Nordhordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1891 by the architect Johannes Øvsthus. The church seats about 200 people.[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ "Vike kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-03-28.