Vågå Church

Vågå Church
Vågåkyrkja
View of the church
61°52′33″N 9°05′52″E / 61.875943210447°N 9.097746670213°E / 61.875943210447; 9.097746670213
LocationVågå Municipality,
Innlandet
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded12th century
Consecrated1627
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Werner Olsen
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1627 (1627)
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseHamar bispedømme
DeaneryNord-Gudbrandsdal prosti
ParishVågå
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID85882

Vågå Church (Norwegian: Vågåkyrkja) is a historic stave church. It is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vågå Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vågåmo. It is the church for the Vågå parish which is part of the Nord-Gudbrandsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar. The brown, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1627 by the architect Werner Olsen. The church seats about 250 people.