Nord-Vågsøy Church

Nord-Vågsøy Church
Nord-Vågsøy kyrkje
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61°59′18″N 5°09′07″E / 61.9884226418°N 5.1520460844°E / 61.9884226418; 5.1520460844
LocationKinn Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Vågsøy Church
Vågsøy Chapel
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 1580
Consecrated24 October 1960
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ole Halvorsen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1960 (1960)
Specifications
Capacity420
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryNordfjord prosti
ParishNord-Vågsøy
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85173

Nord-Vågsøy Church (Norwegian: Nord-Vågsøy kyrkje; historically: Vågsøy Church or Vågsøy Chapel) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Raudeberg on the northeastern coast of the island of Vågsøy. It is the church for the Nord-Vågsøy parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, concrete church was built in a long church style in 1960 by the architect Ole Halvorsen. The church seats about 420 people.