Leikanger Church, Leikanger, Norway

Leikanger Church was originally built of stone in ca. 1250. Two towers and the porch were added in the 1600s. In 1872 the interior was replaced almost completely, the porch was demolished and tower replaced with a new one. The pulpit and altar date from the early 1600s.

References:

Wikipedia

User Reviews

Sicco Steendam (2 years ago)
Great altar

Rolf Sabo (4 years ago)
A number of changes have been made since I was there 6 years ago, but a great church

rolfarne evensen (5 years ago)
Great medieval church. Here you can see a copy of the crucifix from the former stave church in Feios

Jon Amundsen (6 years ago)

Laura Smith (6 years ago)
Nice stone church from approx. year 1250. Bright and nice inside, with creepy paintings of former priests on the wall. It is warm in the pews, but it is often still cold to sit in the church.

Featured Historic Landmarks, Sites & Buildings

Photo from Flickr, copyright Infomastern

Historic Site of the week

Visby Cathedral

Visby Cathedral (also known as St. Mary’s Church) is the only survived medieval church in Visby. It was originally built for German merchants and inaugurated in 1225. Around the year 1350 the church was enlarged and converted into a basilica. The two-storey magazine was also added then above the nave as a warehouse for merchants.

Following the Reformation, the church was transformed into a parish church for the town of Visby. All other churches were abandoned. Shortly after the Reformation, in 1572, Gotland was made into its own Diocese, and the church designated its cathedral.

There is not much left of the original interior. The font is made of local red marble in the 13th century. The pulpit was made in Lübeck in 1684. There are 400 graves under the church floor.

Leikanger Church

Address

Details

Rating

Interesting Sites Nearby

User Reviews

Featured Historic Landmarks, Sites & Buildings

Finest Norman castles in Italy

Exploring the History of Northern Poland

Discovering Slovenia's Historic Wonders

Historic Site of the week

Visby Cathedral