Vågan Church
Vågan Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kabelvåg on the island of Austvågøya.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church in Vågan, Norway
- Also known as: “Lofoodi Katedraal”, “Lofootide katedraal”, “Lofoten Cathedral”, “Lofotkatedralen”, “Vagan”, “Vågan”, “Vagan kirke”, “Vågan kirkested”, and “Vagani kirik”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Svolvær Church and Lofoten War Memorial Museum.
Svolvær Church
Church
Lofoten War Memorial Museum
Museum
The Lofoten War Memorial Museum is a World War II museum located in Svolvær, Norway. Lofoten War Memorial Museum is situated 4 km northeast of Vågan Church.
Kongsmarka power station
Industrial building
Kongsmarka power station is an industrial building, which is situated 3 km north of Vågan Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sydalen.
Sydalen
Quarter
Sydalen is a village in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Sydalen is situated 10 km northwest of Vågan Church.
Vågan Church
- Categories: cultural property, building, tourism, tourist attraction, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Vågan, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
68.21565° or 68° 12′ 56″ north
Longitude
14.48371° or 14° 29′ 1″ east
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Established
1898
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
Vågan kirkelige fellesråd
Open location code
9FWP6F8M+7F
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheran
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Swedish—“Vågan Church” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Kostel ve Våganu”
- Danish: “Vågan Kirke”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه فاجان”
- Estonian: “Vågani kirik”
- Finnish: “Våganin kirkko”
- German: “Vågan kirke”
- German: “Vågan-Kirche”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Vågan kirke”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vågan kyrkje”
- Norwegian: “Vågan kirke”
- Swedish: “Vågan kyrka”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Finneset and Prestskeia.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Kabelvåg kirke and Kjerkvågen.
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Worth a closer look: Lofoten and Narvik.
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