Nord-Vågsøy Church


Nord-Vågsøy Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Raudeberg on the northeastern coast of the island of Vågsøy. It is the church for the NOrd-Vågsøy parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, concrete church was built in a long church style in 1960 by the architect Ole Halvorsen. The church seats about 420 people.

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to 1599, but it was likely built in 1580. The island of Vågsøy was historically part of the prestegjeld of Selje. In 1580, a small chapel was built on the island of Vågsøy, just south of Raudeberg at the Kapelneset peninsula, along the eastern shore of the island. The chapel was served by the priest from Selje Church approximately once each month. This chapel existed until 1854 when a larger church was built in the village of Raudeberg using plans by the architect Hans Linstow. The 1854 church was in use until it burned down in 1945. After World War II, there was much to rebuild all over Norway, and so this church was not rebuilt until 1960. The church was consecrated on 24 October 1960 by the Bishop Ragnvald Indrebø.

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