Fortun Church

Fortun Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in in Vestland county, . It is located in the village of . It is the church for the Fortun parish which is part of the Sogn prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church building in Luster, Vestland, Norway
  • Also known as: “Fortun”, “Fortun kirkested”, and “Fortun kyrkjestad”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Fortun Hydroelectric Power Station and Bergselvi kraftverk.

Power station
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fortun Power Station is a hydroelectric power… is situated 1½ km northeast of Fortun Church.

Power station
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY 4.0.
is a power station, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Fortun Church.

Photo: Olaf2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 3 km west of Fortun Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fortun.

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is a village in in Vestland county, .

Fortun Church

Latitude
61.49316° or 61° 29′ 35″ north
Longitude
7.68662° or 7° 41′ 12″ east
Elevation
100 metres (328 feet)
Established
1879
Operator
Luster kyrkjelege fellesråd
Open location code
9FH9FMVP+7J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 557505295
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Geo­Names ID
3156694
Wiki­data ID
Q1144451
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swiss German—“Fortun Church” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Fortun Kirke”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه فورتون”
  • Finnish: “Fortunin kirkko”
  • German: “Kirche Fortun”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fortun kirke”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fortun kyrkje”
  • Norwegian: “Fortun kirke”
  • Swedish: “Fortun kyrka”
  • Swiss German: “Chile vo Fortun”
  • Swiss German: “Kirche Fortun”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Hjorten and Kolavangen.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Fortun kryss and Dregni.

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