Kvamsøy Church

Kvamsøy Church
Kvamsøy kyrkje
View of the church
Kvamsøy Church Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
61°07′43″N 6°29′04″E / 61.1287°N 6.4845°ECoordinates: 61°07′43″N 6°29′04″E / 61.1287°N 6.4845°E
Location	Balestrand Municipality, Sogn og Fjordane
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Style	Stone
Completed	c. 1280-1300
Specifications
Capacity	210
Administration
Parish	Balestrand
Deanery	Indre Sogn prosti
Diocese	Diocese of Bjørgvin

Kvamsøy Church (Norwegian: Kvamsøy kyrkje) is a historic parish church in Balestrand Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located on the small island of Kvamsøy. The church is part of the Balestrand parish in the Indre Sogn deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.^[1]

The white, stone, basilica church has 210 seats and it was built approximately during the years 1280-1300. It was the church for the parish of Kvamsøy until it was replaced in 1903 by the newly built Sæle Church. Since the new church was built, Kvamsøy Church is no longer used regularly. Instead there are only 2 services held each year: one in May and one on Olsok. Other special services such as funerals and weddings can be held there when requested. There is no electric heating in the church, so it is not used at all from October until May.^[2][3] The church is a protected site. Its architect hasn't been identified as yet.^[4]

Media gallery

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  Exterior view

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  Interior view

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  View of the altar

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  View of a window (and the 1.34 metre-thick walls)

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  The church seats

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  Object in the church

See also

• List of churches in Sogn og Fjordane

References

1. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
2. "Kvamsøy kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
3. "Kvamsøy kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkiv. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
4. "Kvamsøy Kyrkje". Kirkesøk. Retrieved 7 February 2014.