Leikanger Church

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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.

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Address
Kyrkjevegen 4, Leikanger, Norway

Established
1250

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