Kvamsøy Church

Kvamsøy Church is a historic parish church of the Church of Norway in in Vestland county, . It is located on the small island of .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church building in Sogndal, Norway
  • Also known as: “Kvamsoy”, “Kvamsøy”, and “Kvamsøy gamle kyrkje”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kvamsøy.

Islet
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is a small in in Vestland county, . The 80-hectare island lies in the Sognefjorden, just off the coast of the village of Kvamme.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vikøyri and Balestrand.

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is a village of 1200 people on the south side of the . The medieval churches Hove Church and Hopperstad Stave Church, as well as Vik Church from 1877, are located here. It is the administrative center of the municipality of Vik.

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is a former municipality in the old county, . The 429-square-kilometre municipality existed from 1850 until its dissolution in 2020.

Kvamsøy Church

Latitude
61.12874° or 61° 7′ 44″ north
Longitude
6.48455° or 6° 29′ 4″ east
Inception
1300
Operator
Balestrand sokneråd
Open location code
9FH84FHM+FR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 231656616
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Geo­Names ID
3148972
Wiki­data ID
Q11982610
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Kvamsøy Church” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Kvamsøy Kirke”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه كفامسو”
  • Finnish: “Kvamsøyn kirkko”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kvamsøy kirke”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kvamsøy kirkested”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kvamsøy kyrkje”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kvamsøy kyrkje”
  • Norwegian: “Kvamsøy kirke”
  • Swedish: “Kvamsøy kyrka”

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