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Vike Church (Vestland)
Church in Vestland, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vike Church (Norwegian: Vike kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vikanes, along the Romarheimsfjorden. It is one of two churches in the Osterfjorden parish which is part of the Nordhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a rectangular design in 1891 using plans drawn up by the architect Johannes Øvsthus. The church seats about 200 people.[1][2]
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Vike kyrkje | |
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60°41′55″N 5°35′07″E | |
Location | Alver Municipality, Vestland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Former name(s) | Vike kapell |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1891 |
Consecrated | 2 December 1891 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Johannes Øvsthus |
Architectural type | Rectangular |
Completed | 1891 (133 years ago) (1891) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 200 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
Deanery | Nordhordland prosti |
Parish | Osterfjorden |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 85836 |
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