Bakka Church, Aurland

Name: Bakka Church
Address: Aurland, Norway
Telephone: +47 992 31 500

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Bakka Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Aurland Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bakka, on the shores of the sparsely populated Nærøyfjorden. It is the church for the Nærøy parish which is part of the Sogn prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1859 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Henrik Grosch. The church seats about 200 people. ()

Local name: Bakka kirke Completed: 1859 (165 years ago)Capacity: 200Coordinates: 60°55'2"N, 6°52'13"E

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Aurland Norway

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+47 992 31 500

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

Nearby attractions include: Nærøyfjord, Kjelfossen.

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Bakka Church, Aurland

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

Nærøyfjord

Kjelfossen, Gudvangen