Vangsnes Church

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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. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1861 using plans drawn up by the local Vicar Harald Ulrik Sverdrup. The church seats about 261 people. ()

Local name: Vangsnes kirke Completed: 1861 (164 years ago)Capacity: 261Coordinates: 61°10'11"N, 6°38'29"E

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Sogn og FjordaneNorway

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

Nearby attractions include: St Olaf's Church, Kvamsøy Church, Esefjord, Norsk Reiselivsmuseum.

4.4 miNW
Church, Art Nouveau architecture
St Olaf's Church, Balestrand
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Church
Kvamsøy Church, Balestrand
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5.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Fjord
Esefjord
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4.5 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Norsk Reiselivsmuseum, Balestrand
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Church
Tjugum Church, Balestrand
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5.5 miW
61°11'42"N • 6°29'0"E
Raudmelen, Balestrand
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Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Kvinnefossen, Balestrand
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6 miSW
Island
Kvamsøy, Sogndal
154 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.