Nord-Vågsøy Church

Nord-Vågsøy Church
Nord-Vågsøy kyrkje
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Nord-Vågsøy Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county Nord-Vågsøy Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
61°59′18″N 5°09′06″E / 61.988333°N 5.151667°ECoordinates: 61°59′18″N 5°09′06″E / 61.988333°N 5.151667°E
Location	Vågsøy Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Founded	1580
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Ole Halvorsen
Completed	1960
Specifications
Capacity	420
Materials	Concrete
Administration
Parish	Vågsøy
Deanery	Nordfjord prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Nord-Vågsøy Church (Norwegian: Nord-Vågsøy kyrkje) is a parish church in Vågsøy Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Raudeberg on the northeastern coast of the island of Vågsøy. The church is part of the Vågsøy parish in the Nordfjord deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, concrete church was built in 1960 by the architect Ole Halvorsen. The church was consecrated on 24 October 1960 by the Bishop Ragnvald Indrebø.^[1][2]

History

The island of Vågsøy was historically part of the prestegjeld (parish) of Selje. In 1580, a chapel was built on the island of Vågsøy, just south of Raudeberg at the Kapelneset point, along the eastern shore. The chapel was served by the priest from Selje Church approximately once each month. This chapel existed until 1854 when a larger church was built in Raudeberg. The 1854 church was in use until it burned down in 1945. After World War II there was much to rebuild all over Norway, and so this church was not rebuilt until 1960.^[3]

See also

• List of churches in Sogn og Fjordane

References

1. "Nord-Vågsøy kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
3. "Nord-Vågsøy kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Sogn og Fjordane Archives. Retrieved 2013-09-17.