Selje Church
Selje Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Selje. It is the church for the Selje parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.Photo: Per Olav Bøyum, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church building in Selje, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Selja Abbey.
Selja Abbey
Ruins
Photo: Kremle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Selja Abbey was a Benedictine monastery located on the island of Selja in Stad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The island of Selja, which has been formerly known as Sellø or Selø, is located 15 minutes by boat from the mainland village of Selje. Selja Abbey is situated 2½ km west of Selje Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stad.
Stad
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stad or Stadlandet is a peninsula in Stad Municipality in the northwestern part of the Nordfjord district in Vestland county in Norway. The peninsula is considered the dividing point between the Norwegian Sea to the north and the North Sea to the south. Stad is situated 6 km north of Selje Church.
Selje Church
- Categories: cultural property, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Stad, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
62.04914° or 62° 2′ 57″ northLongitude
5.34834° or 5° 20′ 54″ eastInception
1866Operator
Selje kyrkjelege fellesrådOpen location code
9FJ728XX+M8OpenStreetMap ID
way 557505366OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranGeoNames ID
8532218Wikidata ID
Q11999859
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Selje Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Selje Kirke”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سيلجى”
- Finnish: “Seljen kirkko”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Selje kirke”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Selje kirkested”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Selje kyrkje”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Selje kyrkje”
- Norwegian: “Selje kirke”
- Norwegian: “Selje”
- Swedish: “Selje kyrka”
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