Vikøy Church

Vikøy Church
Vikøy kyrkje
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Vikøy Church Location in Hordaland county Vikøy Church Location in Hordaland county
60°20′56″N 6°10′34″E / 60.3490°N 6.1762°ECoordinates: 60°20′56″N 6°10′34″E / 60.3490°N 6.1762°E
Location	Kvam, Hordaland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Consecrated	24 July 1838
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Hans Linstow
Completed	1838
Specifications
Capacity	300
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Vikøy
Deanery	Hardanger og Voss prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Vikøy Church (Norwegian: Vikøy kyrkje) is a parish church in Kvam municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vikøy, a few kilometers south of the municipal centre of Norheimsund. The church is part of the Vikøy parish in the Hardanger og Voss deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.^[1][2]

History

The first church at Vikøy was a stave church that was built before 1316 and it stood until about 1838 when it was torn down. The present church was built to replace the old church. The present church was built using designs by the architect Hans Linstow. The church was consecrated on 24 July 1838. The white, wooden church seats about 300 people.^[3][4]

See also

• List of churches in Hordaland

References

1. "Vikøy kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
3. "Kirker i Hordaland fylke" (in Norwegian). DIS-Hordaland. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
4. Hoff, Anne Marta. "Vikøy kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Norges Kirker. Retrieved 2014-07-03.