Leikanger Church (Selje)

Leikanger Church
Leikanger kyrkje
View of the church
Leikanger Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county Leikanger Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
62°07′07″N 5°18′39″E / 62.1186°N 5.3109°ECoordinates: 62°07′07″N 5°18′39″E / 62.1186°N 5.3109°E
Location	Selje Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated	28 Oct 1866
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Completed	1866
Specifications
Capacity	370
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Leikanger
Deanery	Nordfjord prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Leikanger Church (Norwegian: Leikanger kyrkje) is a parish church in Selje Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Leikanger. The church is part of the Leikanger parish in the Nordfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1866 out of the materials from the old Selje Church (in the village of Selje) that was torn down in 1866. The church seats about 370 people.^[1][2]

See also

• List of churches in Sogn og Fjordane

References

1. "Leikanger kyrkje, Selje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-09-11.