Leikanger Church
Leikanger Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sogndal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Leikanger, along the northern coast of the Sognefjorden.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Per Olav Bøyum, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church building in Sogndal, Norway
- Also known as: “Leikanger”, “Leikanger Kyrkje”, and “Lekanger”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Baldersteinen and Sogn og Fjordane County Municipality.
Baldersteinen
Obelisk
Photo: Bep, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Baldersteinen is an obelisk, which is situated 760 metres west of Leikanger Church.
Sogn og Fjordane County Municipality
Office building
Sogn og Fjordane County Municipality was the regional governing administration of the old Sogn og Fjordane county in Norway. The county municipality was established in its current form on 1 January 1976 when the law was changed to allow elected county councils in Norway. Sogn og Fjordane County Municipality is situated 2 km east of Leikanger Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Feios.
Feios
Village
Photo: Eirik Solheim, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Feios is a village in Vik Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the southern shore of the Sognefjorden, about 8 kilometres southeast of the village of Vangsnes and about 17 kilometres northwest of the village of Fresvik. Feios is situated 5 km southwest of Leikanger Church.
Leikanger Church
- Categories: cultural property, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Sogndal, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
61.18533° or 61° 11′ 7″ northLongitude
6.81955° or 6° 49′ 10″ eastInception
1250Operator
Sogndal og Leikanger kyrkjelege fellesrådOpen location code
9FH85RP9+4ROpenStreetMap ID
way 163726170OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranGeoNames ID
3147946Wikidata ID
Q11983633
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Leikanger Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Leikanger Kirke”
- Finnish: “Leikangerin kirkko (Sogndal)”
- Finnish: “Leikangerin kirkko”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Leikanger kirke”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Leikanger kirkested”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Leikanger kyrkje”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Leikanger kyrkje i Leikanger”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Leikanger kyrkje i Sogn”
- Norwegian: “Leikanger kirke”
- Swedish: “Leikangers kyrka”
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