Nesheim Church

Nesheim Church (Norwegian: Nesheim kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vaksdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Nesheim. It is the church for the Nesheim 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 style in 1908 using designs by the architect Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff. The church seats about 120 people.[1][2] The church was consecrated on 17 September 1908.[3]

Nesheim Church
Nesheim kyrkje
Nesheim Church
Location of the church
Nesheim Church
Nesheim Church (Norway)
60.7987°N 6.1554°E / 60.7987; 6.1554
LocationVaksdal, Vestland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Consecrated17 Sep 1908
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1908
Specifications
Capacity120
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishNesheim
DeaneryHardanger og Voss prosti
DioceseBjørgvin bispedømme
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85120

See also

References

  1. "Nesheim kyrkje". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  3. "Nesheim kyrkje" (in Norwegian). Vaksdal historielag. Retrieved 24 May 2020.

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