Helgheim Church

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Helgheim Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Helgheim, right on the shore of the lake Jølstravatnet. It is the church for the Helgheim parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1877 by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 500 people. ()

Local name: Helgheim kirke Completed: 1877 (147 years ago)Capacity: 500Coordinates: 61°33'39"N, 6°23'53"E

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Sogn og FjordaneNorway

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

Nearby attractions include: Ålhus Church, Audunborg, Grovabreen, Skei, Vestland.

5.8 miW
Church
Ålhus Church
148 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.
5.9 miW
Forts and castles
Audunborg
150 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.
6.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Grovabreen, Jostedalsbreen National Park
159 min walk • The Grovabreen glacier is located in Vestland county, Norway. It covers an area of about 20 square kilometres in Sunnfjord Municipality in the Sunnfjord region. The highest point on the glacier sits at an elevation of 1,636 metres above sea level. The glacier is part of Jostedalsbreen National Park, just south of the lake Jølstravatnet.
2.8 miE
Locality
Skei, Vestland
72 min walk • Skei is a village in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located at the northeastern end of the lake Jølstravatnet.

Helgheim Church

Facts and practical information

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

Ålhus Church

Audunborg

Grovabreen, Jostedalsbreen National Park

Skei, Vestland