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Church Attractions In Sogndal Municipality

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Sogndal is a municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The village of Sogndalsfjøra is the administrative center of Sogndal municipality. Other villages include Kaupanger, Kjørnes, Fimreite, Nornes, and Fjærland. Sogndal Airport, Haukåsen is located 10 kilometres southwest of Kaupanger. The Norwegian dialect spoken in Sogndal is called sognamål. In 1917, a farmer in Sogndal plowed up the Eggja stone, a gravestone with runic inscriptions important for the history of the Old Norse language. The 746-square-kilometre municipality is the 148th largest by...
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Church Attractions In Sogndal Municipality

  • 1. Kaupanger Stave Church Kaupanger
    Kaupanger Stave Church is the largest stave church in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kaupanger in Sogndal Municipality, on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden. It is still in use as a parish church, having been in use continuously since its completion in the mid-12th century. The church is part of the Kaupanger parish in the Indre Sogn deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.The church is a Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site. The nave is supported by 22 staves , 8 on each of the longer sides and 3 on each of the shorter. The elevated chancel is carried by 4 free standing staves. The church has the largest number of staves to be found in any one stave church. It is the largest of the five stave churches in Sogn og Fjordane county.
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  • 2. Stedje Church Sogndal Municipality
    Stedje Church is the main parish church in Sogndal Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sogndalsfjøra, near the shore of the Sogndalsfjorden. The church is part of the Stedje parish in the Indre Sogn deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The red, wooden church, which has 400 seats, was built in 1867. It was consecrated on 17 December 1867 by the Bishop Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland. The architect Christian Christie made the designs for the building. This church was built to replace an older stave church. This has been a church site since the 9th century AD.
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