Vilnes Church

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Vilnes Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Askvoll Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vilnes on the south side of the island of Atløyna. It is one of several churches for the Askvoll parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The brown, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1674 using designs by the local parish priest, Otthe Jonassøn. The church seats about 130 people. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 61°19'15"N, 4°57'46"E

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Sogn og FjordaneNorway

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Nearby attractions include: Folkestad Chapel, Atløyna.

4.1 miSE
Church
Folkestad Chapel
105 min walk • Folkestad Chapel is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Fjaler Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Våge in extreme western Fjaler. It is an annex chapel in the Fjaler parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.
1.7 miNW
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Atløyna
44 min walk • Atløyna or Atløy is an island in Askvoll Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. In 2001, there were 480 residents on the island. The island lies about 700 metres west of the mainland coast, just west of the village of Askvoll on the mainland. The 37.7-square-kilometre island...