Vassenden Church

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Vassenden Church is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vassenden. It is an annex chapel for the Ålhus parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, concrete church building was built in a modern, fan-shaped design in 2002 by the architect Per W. Skarstein. The chapel seats about 400 people. ()

Local name: Vassenden kirke Completed: 2002 (22 years ago)Capacity: 400Coordinates: 61°29'26"N, 6°6'50"E

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Sogn og FjordaneNorway

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

Nearby attractions include: Ålhus Church, Audunborg, Holsen Church, Jølstravatn.

4.8 miNE
Church
Ålhus Church
124 min walk • Ålhus Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ålhus on the northern shore of the lake Jølstravatnet. It is one of two churches for the Ålhus parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.
4.8 miNE
Forts and castles
Audunborg
122 min walk • Audunborg was a castle and fortification built by Norwegian nobleman Audun Hugleiksson on his inherited estate near the village of Ålhus on the shores of the Jølstravatn in the municipality of Jølster in Vestland county, Norway.
5.1 miS
Church
Holsen Church
131 min walk • Holsen Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Holsen.
0.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Jølstravatn
18 min walk • Jølstravatnet or Jølstravatn is a lake in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The lake empties its water into the 20-kilometre long Jølstra river which then flows into the Førdefjorden.