Jondal Church

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Jondal Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ullensvang Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Jondal, near the shore of the Hardangerfjorden. It is the church for the Jondal parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1888 using plans drawn up by the architects T. Solheim and Torjus Tengesdal. The church seats about 500 people, which makes it the largest church in Hardanger, leading it to sometimes be called the Hardanger Cathedral. ()

Local name: Jondal kirke Completed: 1888 (136 years ago)Capacity: 500Coordinates: 60°16'40"N, 6°15'22"E

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HordalandNorway

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

Nearby attractions include: Vikøy Church, Juklavatnet.

5.6 miNW
Church
Vikøy Church
144 min walk • Vikøy Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvam Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vikøy, a few kilometers south of the municipal centre of Norheimsund. It is one of the churches for the Vikøy parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.
6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Juklavatnet
154 min walk • Juklavatnet is a lake on the border of the municipalities of Kvinnherad and Ullensvang in Vestland county, Norway. The 3.61-square-kilometre lake lies just outside Folgefonna National Park and immediately to the west of the Nordre Folgefonna glacier.