Nesheim Church

Nesheim Church (Norwegian: Nesheim kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vaksdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Nesheim. It is the church for the Nesheim parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1908 using plans drawn up by the architect Adolf Schirmer (one source credits Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff).^[1] The church seats about 120 people.^[2][3]

Nesheim Church
Nesheim kyrkje
View of the church
60°47′56″N 6°09′20″E
Location	Vaksdal, Vestland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Previous denomination	Catholic Church
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	1908
Consecrated	17 Sep 1908
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Adolf Schirmer
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1908 (117 years ago) (1908)
Specifications
Capacity	120
Materials	Wood
Administration
Diocese	Bjørgvin bispedømme
Deanery	Hardanger og Voss prosti
Parish	Nesheim
Norwegian Cultural Heritage Site
Type	Church
Status	Listed
ID	85120

History

The church was consecrated on 17 September 1908 by the Bishop Johan Willoch Erichsen. Originally the church had a small sacristy adjacent to the chancel, but in 1973, the old sacristy was enlarged.^[4][1]

See also

• List of churches in Bjørgvin