Vikøy Church

Vikøy Church
Vikøy kyrkje
View of the church
60°20′57″N 6°10′35″E / 60.3490857442°N 6.17639163139°E / 60.3490857442; 6.17639163139
LocationKvam Municipality,
Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
Previous denominationCatholic Church
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated24 July 1838
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hans Linstow
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1838 (1838)
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
DeaneryHardanger og Voss prosti
ParishVikøy
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85846

Vikøy Church (Norwegian: Vikøy kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvam Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vikøy, a few kilometers south of the municipal centre of Norheimsund. It is one of the churches for the Vikøy parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1838 using plans drawn up by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 300 people.