Feios Church
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Feios Church (Norwegian: Feios kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vik Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Feios, along the southern shore of the Sognefjorden. It is the church for the Feios parish which is part of the Sogn prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1866 using plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 220 people.[1][2]
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Location | Vik Municipality, Vestland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 12th century |
Consecrated | 12 December 1866 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Jacob Wilhelm Nordan |
Architectural type | Long church |
Style | Swiss chalet style |
Completed | 1866 (158 years ago) (1866) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 220 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
Deanery | Sogn prosti |
Parish | Feios |
Type | Church |
Status | Listed |
ID | 84121 |
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