Old Værøy Church
Old Værøy Church is a historic parish church of the Church of Norway in Værøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Nordland on the northern side of the island of Værøya.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church in Værøy, Norway
- Also known as: “Værøy gamle kirke”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gjerdheia and Værøy Church.
Værøy Church
Church
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Værøy Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Værøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sørland on the south side of the island of Værøya. Værøy Church is situated 3 km south of Old Værøy Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sørland and Måstad.
Sørland
Village
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Sørland is a seaside resort, fishing village, and the administrative centre of Værøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the southern side of the island of Værøya. Sørland is situated 3 km south of Old Værøy Church.
Måstad
Hamlet
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Måstad is an abandoned village on the southern part of the island of Værøya at the southern end of the Lofoten archipelago and is located on a strandflat. Måstad is situated 7 km southwest of Old Værøy Church.
Old Værøy Church
- Categories: cultural property, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Værøy, Lofoten, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
67.69295° or 67° 41′ 35″ northLongitude
12.70954° or 12° 42′ 34″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Inception
1714Operator
Værøy menighetsrådOpen location code
9FVJMPV5+5ROpenStreetMap ID
way 173262872OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheran
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Old Værøy Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Værøy gamle Kirke”
- Finnish: “Værøyn vanha kirkko”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Værøy gamle kirke”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Værøy gamle kirkested”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Værøy gamle kyrkje”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Værøy gamle kirke”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Værøy gamle kyrkje”
- Norwegian: “Nordland kirke”
- Norwegian: “Værøy gamle kirke”
- Swedish: “Værøy gamla kyrka”
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