Leikanger Church, Gurskøya

Name: Leikanger Church
Address: Gurskøya, Norway

#2 among attractions in Gurskøya

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Leikanger Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Leikong on the eastern coast of the island of Gurskøya. It is the church for the Leikanger parish which is part of the Søre Sunnmøre prosti in the Diocese of Møre. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal style in 1806 by an unknown architect and it was disassembled and moved to this site in 1872. The church seats about 380 people. ()

Local name: Leikanger kirke Completed: 1807 (217 years ago)Capacity: 380Coordinates: 62°14'57"N, 5°46'54"E

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Leikanger Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gursken Church, Herøy Bridge, Indre Herøy Church, Dimnøya.

5.4 miW
Church
Gursken Church, Gurskøya
138 min walk • Gursken Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the municipality of Sande in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gursken on the island of Gurskøya. It is one of the two churches for the Gursken parish which is part of the Søre Sunnmøre prosti in the Diocese of Møre.
5.4 miNW
Bridge
Herøy Bridge, Leinøya
138 min walk • The Herøy Bridge is a cantilever bridge that connects the islands of Gurskøya and Leinøya in the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of a bridge network which connects all of the main islands of the municipality together. It is about 8 kilometres southeast of Fosnavåg.
4.2 miNW
Church
Indre Herøy Church, Gurskøya
107 min walk • Indre Herøy Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Stokksund on the northeastern shore of the island of Gurskøya. It is the church for the Indre Herøy parish which is part of the Søre Sunnmøre prosti in the Diocese of Møre.
4.4 miN
Island
Dimnøya
112 min walk • Dimnøya, also called Dimna an island in Ulstein Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The island had 1,398 residents in 2014. Dimna is connected to the neighboring island of Hareidlandet to the east by a 20-metre wide bridge. The town of Ulsteinvik lies 2 kilometres northeast of the island.
3.2 miE
Island
Eika, Ulsteinvik
83 min walk • Eika is an island in the southern part of Ulstein Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is connected to the village of Eiksund on the island of Hareidlandet by the Eiksund Bridge. Eika is connected to the mainland of Norway by the Eiksund Tunnel.

Leikanger Church, Gurskøya

Facts and practical information

Leikanger Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Gursken Church, Gurskøya

Herøy Bridge, Leinøya

Indre Herøy Church, Gurskøya

Dimnøya

Eika, Ulsteinvik