Kvamsøy Church, Balestrand

Name: Kvamsøy Church
Address: Kvamsøy island, Balestrand, Norway

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Kvamsøy Church is a historic parish church of the Church of Norway in Sogndal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the small island of Kvamsøy. It was the church for the old Kvamsøy parish which is now part of the Sogn prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone church was built in a basilica design between the years 1280 and 1300. The church seats about 210 people. ()

Local name: Kvamsøy kirke Completed: 1280 (744 years ago)Capacity: 210Coordinates: 61°7'42"N, 6°29'2"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Hopperstad Stave Church, St Olaf's Church, Hove Church, Vangsnes Church.

4.5 miSE
Church
Hopperstad Stave Church
115 min walk • Hopperstad Stave Church, located in the village of Vik in Sogn, Norway, stands as a remarkable testament to medieval architecture and religious history. This wooden church, constructed in the 12th century, is one of the oldest and most elaborate stave churches still...
5.7 miN
Church, Art Nouveau architecture
St Olaf's Church, Balestrand
146 min walk • St. Olaf's Church is an Anglican church in the village of Balestrand in Sogndal Municipality in the county of Vestland in Norway. The church was built in 1897 as a stave church imitation and has 95 seats. St. Olaf's Church is notable as the inspiration for the chapel in Elsa's coronation scene in the 2013 Disney film Frozen.
5.1 miSE
Church
Hove Church
131 min walk • Hove Church is a historic parish church of the Church of Norway in Vik Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vikøyri on the Arnafjord, an arm of the Sognefjord. It was historically the main church for Hove parish in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.
6 miNE
Church
Vangsnes Church
153 min walk • Vangsnes Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vik Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vangsnes. It is the church for the Vangsnes parish which is part of the Sogn prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.
3.3 miW
Church
Sæle Church
86 min walk • Sæle Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sogndal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sæle, on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden. It is one of two churches for the Balestrand parish which is part of the Sogn prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.
4.6 miN
61°11'42"N • 6°29'0"E
Raudmelen, Balestrand
118 min walk • Hiking trail, Outdoor activities, Park
~250 ftSW
Island
Kvamsøy, Sogndal
2 min walk • Kvamsøy is a small island in Sogndal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The 80-hectare island lies in the Sognefjorden, just off the coast of the village of Kvamme. The island lies about 150 metres off the coast.