Voss Church
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Voss Church (Norwegian: Voss kyrkje, Voss kirke, or Vangskyrkja) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Voss Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vossevangen. It is the church for the Voss parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The gray, stone church was built in a long church design in 1277 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect. The church seats about 460 people.[1][2]
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Voss Church | |
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Voss kyrkje | |
Vangskyrkja | |
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60°37′44″N 6°25′01″E | |
Location | Voss, Vestland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Previous denomination | Catholic Church |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 11th century |
Consecrated | c. 1277 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | c. 1277 (747 years ago) (1277) |
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Capacity | 460 |
Materials | Stone |
Administration | |
Diocese | Bjørgvin bispedømme |
Deanery | Hardanger og Voss prosti |
Parish | Voss |
Type | Church |
Status | Automatically protected |
ID | 85868 |
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