Vaksdal Church

Church in Vestland, Norway

60°28′29″N 5°44′39″E / 60.474686835°N 5.7440321446°E / 60.474686835; 5.7440321446LocationVaksdal, VestlandCountryNorwayDenominationChurch of NorwayChurchmanshipEvangelical LutheranHistoryStatusParish churchFounded1933Consecrated7 April 1933ArchitectureFunctional statusActiveArchitect(s)Ole LandmarkArchitectural typeLong churchCompleted1933 (91 years ago) (1933)SpecificationsCapacity300MaterialsStoneAdministrationDioceseBjørgvin bispedømmeDeaneryHardanger og Voss prostiParishVaksdal

Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site

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Vaksdal Church (Norwegian: Vaksdal kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vaksdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vaksdal. It is the church for the Vaksdal 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 1933 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Landmark. The church seats about 300 people.^[1]^[2]

History

Historically, the Vaksdal area was part of the Bruvik Church parish. In 1933, the Vaksdal area was separated to become its own parish, so a new church was built. Ole Landmark was hired to design the building. The new church was consecrated on 7 April 1933.^[3]

References

^ "Vaksdal kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
^ "Vaksdal kirke". Norges-Kirker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 October 2021.