Fiskum Old Church

Darbu, Norway

Fiskum Old Church was built in c. 1250 and it was dedicated to St. Olaf. The sacristy was added in the 1700s and the church restored in the 1800s. The pulpit dates from 1650, altar and font from the 1700s.

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Founded: c. 1250
Category: Religious sites in Norway

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Dagfinn Kolberg (4 years ago)
Nice church in magnificent cultural landscape!
Harald Martiniussen (5 years ago)
Great location and beautiful building. Exciting with Gamle Fiskum church as well
Fatuma Pedersen (5 years ago)
WORSHIP VERY GOOD
Kjersti Kjelsrud (6 years ago)
traditions
Ragnar Tollefsen (6 years ago)
After several fires that were day church which by the way was built in 1866, restored in 1945. An idyllic church located on an idyllic place.
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