Fresvik Church

Fresvik Church
Fresvik kyrkje
View of the church
Fresvik Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
61°04′24″N 6°56′23″E / 61.0733°N 6.9396°ECoordinates: 61°04′24″N 6°56′23″E / 61.0733°N 6.9396°E
Location	Vik Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Founded	12th century
Consecrated	29 June 1881
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Johannes Henrik Nissen
Completed	1881
Specifications
Capacity	200
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Fresvik
Deanery	Indre Sogn prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Fresvik Church (Norwegian: Fresvik kyrkje) is a parish church in Vik Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fresvik, along the southern shore of the Sognefjorden. The church is part of the Fresvik parish in the Indre Sogn deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church, which has 200 seats, was consecrated on 29 June 1881 by the local Dean Jacob Edward Smith. The architect Johannes Henrik Nissen made the designs for the building. The church was built in 1881 to replace an older stave church on the same site.^[1][2][3]

See also

• List of churches in Sogn og Fjordane

References

1. "Fresvik kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
3. "Fresvik kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2014-01-24.