Leikanger Church

Leikanger Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in in Vestland county, . It is located in the village of Leikanger, along the northern coast of the Sognefjorden.
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Wikipedia
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  • 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.

Obelisk
Photo: Bep, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an obelisk, which is situated 760 metres west of Leikanger Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Feios.

Village
Photo: Eirik Solheim, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in Vik Municipality in Vestland county, . The village is located on the southern shore of the Sognefjorden, about 8 kilometres southeast of the village of and about 17 kilometres northwest of the village of . is situated 5 km southwest of Leikanger Church.

Leikanger Church

Latitude
61.18533° or 61° 11′ 7″ north
Longitude
6.81955° or 6° 49′ 10″ east
Inception
1250
Operator
Sogndal og Leikanger kyrkjelege fellesråd
Open location code
9FH85RP9+4R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 163726170
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Geo­Names ID
3147946
Wiki­data ID
Q11983633
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Leikanger Church” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Leikanger kirke”
  • 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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