City: Western Norway
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Western Norway (Norwegian: Vestlandet, Vest-Norge, Vest-Noreg) is the region along the Atlantic coast of southern Norway. It consists of the counties Rogaland, Hordaland, Sogn og Fjordane, and Møre og Romsdal. The region has a population of approximately 1.3 million people. The largest city is Bergen and the second-largest is Stavanger. Historically the regions of Agder, Vest-Telemark, Hallingdal, Valdres and northern parts of Gudbrandsdal have been included in Western Norway.
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1. Ogna Church
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
The church' mediaeval section dates back to around the year 1250. Originally a rectangular, long church with a nave and chancel of same widths. The oldest section has four corners made of steatite, a lavishly ornamented west portal, a Christening font and Communion table all made of steatite. On 13 November 1991 the church was razed to the ground, but it was rebuilt and consecrated again on 5 June 1995.
2. Utstein Kloster
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4.5 based on 62 reviews
Utstein Monastery is Norway's only well-preserved medieval monastery. The buildings were originally intended as a royal residence, but an Augustinian monastery was founded there in around 1265. After the reformation in 1537, the monastery and its property were returned to the crown, and it subsequently came into private ownership. The property has been in public ownership since 1935. Today, it is run as a museum and conference centre. Concerts are also held there. The cultural landscape around the monastery is protected by law.
3. Hove Stone Church
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4.5 based on 9 reviews
4. Hopperstad Stave Church
5. Borgund Stave Church
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4.5 based on 417 reviews
Reviewed By baymontsvp - West Bend, United States
This church is NOT a typical European Cathedral! Built in 1180 during the time of the Black Death, this was a wooden church built by a seafaring people. Inspite of its imposing exterior size it is incredibly small on the inside. Well worth the visit and stop at the museum too.
6. Ellingsoy Church
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4.5 based on 2 reviews
Ellingsoy Church was consecrated the 31st of August 1998, and is designed by the architect Oscar Norderval. The church is idyllically situated in Slotsvika, with a fjord view of islands and skerries. It is stretching upwards with a special roof construction, viewing God's heaven. Some may look upon the building as hands, gathering their finger tips at the top and covering the parish protectively. Other may remember the meeting tent carried by the Israelits throug the desert. The beautiful church art in Ellingsoy Church, created by the artist Hakon Gullvag, consists of a hanging cube in the middle of the church room. This is telling about the incidents of the Bible - the past. At the front is the priest and the altar, representing the present, and at the wall behind the altar is the circle with Jesus collecting souls to Heaven.
7. Hallestads Kyrka
8. Fantoft Stavkirke
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4.0 based on 632 reviews
Reviewed By GailII - Elyria, United States
From Bergen, we took a train to visit. It was a short hike to the church. It was a very interesting church. The wood construction was both simple and complex. It is very interesting to those interested in churches or architecture. They had a person who could provide a lot of information about the church and its history. Children would be bored though.
9. Volsdalen Church
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4.0 based on 7 reviews
Volsdalen Church is situated in alesund, and is a modern church from 1974. The church was designed by Leif Olav Moen, and can seat 500 people. Volsdalen Church has got several lovely colourful stained glass windows, made by Franz Widerberg. The altar piece by Widerberg is a painting in three parts, and the font in Norwegian shale was designed by the church's architect.
10. Nordlandet Church
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4.0 based on 15 reviews
An art nouveau church built in 1914, the stone was quarried locally. The glass paintings are by Emanuel Vigeland. The church has an altar bible dating back to 1632, and the altarpiece is from the 18th century. The church is frequently used for cultural events/concerts. Nordlandet church is situated straight up from the harbour area of the Nordlandet district of Kristiansund and was the town's main church from 1940 until the new Kirkelandet church was taken into use in 1964.
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