Old Værøy Church, Værøy

Name: Old Værøy Church
Address: Værøy, Norway

#2 among attractions in Værøy

Church, Baroque architecture

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Facts and practical information

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. It used to be the main church for the Værøy parish which is part of the Bodø domprosti in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The red, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1714 and it was moved to its present location in 1799. It is the oldest church in Lofoten that is still in use. ()

Local name: Værøy gamle kirke Completed: 1714 (310 years ago)Coordinates: 67°41'36"N, 12°42'12"E

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Værøy Norway

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Old Værøy Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Værøy Church, Mosken, Værøy Lighthouse.

2.1 miS
Church
Værøy Church, Værøy
53 min walk • 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. It is the church for the Værøy parish which is part of the Bodø domprosti in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.
3.9 miN
Island
Mosken
100 min walk • Mosken is a small uninhabited rocky island in Værøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 1.5-square-kilometre island is located in the Lofoten archipelago about halfway between the islands of Værøya to the south and Moskenesøya to the north.
3 miS
Lighthouse
Værøy Lighthouse, Værøy
77 min walk • Værøy Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse in Værøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lighthouse is built on a small peninsula southeast of the village of Sørland on the island of Værøya. It was constructed in 1880 and automated in 1984. The lighthouse has not been used since 2008.

Old Værøy Church, Værøy

Facts and practical information

Old Værøy Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Værøy Church, Værøy

Mosken

Værøy Lighthouse, Værøy