{"id":3238,"date":"2019-12-19T18:29:23","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T18:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/?post_type=aktiviteter&#038;p=3238"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:04:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:04:56","slug":"the-lofoten-cathedral","status":"publish","type":"aktiviteter","link":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/aktiviteter\/the-lofoten-cathedral\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lofoten Cathedral"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-ingress\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vnn__ingress\">\n\t\t\t\t On the boat crossing to the Lofoten Islands, the towers of Lofoten Cathedral are the first sign of human habitation. For 900 years, fishermen have prepared themselves for fishing in Lofoten at the church in Kabelv\u00e5g.\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p>People are small in the grand Lofoten landscape. However, V\u00e5gan Church or Lofoten Cathedral, built in 1898, rises up in competition with the mountain peaks, and is visible far out to sea. The 1200-seat V\u00e5gan Church is the largest church in northern Norway, one of Norway&#8217;s largest wooden churches and the largest wooden building in northern Norway. The church stands in Kabelv\u00e5g (&#8220;Chapel Bay&#8221;), the ancient capital of Lofoten.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"metas-in-two-columns alignwide wp-block-vnn-activity-metas\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-activity-meta-parent\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"vnn__activity-meta-item\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M24 15c0-.2-.2-.4-.4-.5-2.8-1.4-6.2-1.4-9 .1-1.2.7-1.9 1.6-2.1 2.6-.2 1 .1 2.1.9 3.3-.4.7-.8 1.5-1.2 2.5-.2.4 0 .8.4 1 .1 0 .2.1.3.1.3 0 .6-.2.7-.5.3-.6.5-1.2.8-1.7.6.8 1.7 1.9 3.2 1.9h.3c3.3-.3 4.2-3.4 4.9-5.7.3-1 .6-2 1-2.5.2-.1.2-.3.2-.6zm-2.6 2.7c-.8 2.6-1.5 4.4-3.6 4.6-1.3.1-2.2-1.3-2.5-1.8 1.2-1.4 2.2-1.6 2.3-1.6.4-.1.7-.4.6-.8-.1-.4-.4-.7-.8-.7-.1 0-1.5.2-3 1.8-.4-.6-.5-1.2-.4-1.8.1-.6.6-1.2 1.3-1.6 2.1-1.1 4.6-1.2 6.8-.4-.2.8-.5 1.5-.7 2.3z\"\/><path d=\"M13.3 6.1c2.5.6 4.3 2.6 4.6 5.2 0 .4.4.7.8.7s.7-.4.7-.8C19 8 16.7 5.4 13.6 4.7c-4-.9-8.1 1.6-9 5.6-.4 2-.1 4 1 5.7 1.1 1.7 2.7 2.9 4.7 3.3h.2c.3 0 .7-.2.7-.6.1-.4-.2-.8-.6-.9-1.6-.4-2.9-1.3-3.7-2.7s-1.1-3-.8-4.5c.8-3.2 4-5.2 7.2-4.5zM12 3c.4 0 .8-.3.8-.8V.8c0-.5-.4-.8-.8-.8s-.8.3-.8.8v1.5c0 .4.4.7.8.7zM18.9 5.9c.2 0 .4-.1.5-.2l1.1-1.1c.3-.3.3-.8 0-1.1-.3-.3-.8-.3-1.1 0l-1.1 1.1c-.3.3-.3.8 0 1.1.2.1.4.2.6.2zM4.6 18.4l-1.1 1c-.3.3-.3.8 0 1.1.1.1.3.2.5.2s.4-.1.5-.2l1.1-1c.3-.3.3-.8 0-1.1-.2-.3-.7-.3-1 0zM2.2 11.2H.8c-.5 0-.8.4-.8.8s.3.8.8.8h1.5c.4 0 .7-.4.7-.8s-.3-.8-.8-.8zM4.6 5.6c.1.1.3.2.5.2s.4-.1.5-.2c.3-.3.3-.8 0-1.1l-1-1c-.3-.3-.8-.3-1.1 0s-.3.8 0 1.1l1.1 1z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"vnn-activity-meta-item-title\">Season<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"vnn-activity-meta-item-content\">All year<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"vnn__activity-meta-item\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M12 3.8C5.3 3.8-.1 9.3 0 15.9V18c0 1.2 1 2.2 2.2 2.2h19.5c1.2 0 2.2-1 2.2-2.2v-2.1C24 9.3 18.7 3.8 12 3.8zm0 12.7c1.2 0 2.2 1 2.2 2.2H9.8c0-1.2 1-2.2 2.2-2.2zM22.5 18c0 .4-.3.8-.8.8h-6c0-1.7-1.2-3.2-2.8-3.6l2-5.9c.1-.4-.1-.8-.5-.9-.4-.1-.8.1-.9.5l-2.1 6.3c-1.8.3-3.2 1.8-3.2 3.7h-6c-.4 0-.8-.3-.8-.8V16c0-2.8 1.1-5.5 3-7.5 2-2 4.6-3.1 7.5-3.2 5.8 0 10.5 4.8 10.5 10.7v2z\"\/><path d=\"M4.9 14.2c-.6 0-1.1.5-1.1 1.1s.5 1.1 1.1 1.1S6 16 6 15.4s-.5-1.2-1.1-1.2zM6.4 10.5c-.6 0-1.1.5-1.1 1.1s.5 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1-.5 1.1-1.1-.5-1.1-1.1-1.1zM19.2 14.3c-.1 0-.1-.1 0 0-.1-.1-.1 0 0 0h-.3c-.5.1-.9.5-.9 1.1 0 .6.5 1.1 1.1 1.1s1.1-.5 1.1-1.1c0-.5-.4-1-.9-1.1h-.1zM18.8 11.6c0-.5-.4-.9-.8-1.1-.2-.1-.4-.1-.6 0-.5.1-.8.6-.8 1.1 0 .6.5 1.1 1.1 1.1s1.1-.5 1.1-1.1zM9.7 7.6c-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.1h-.2c-.6.2-1 .6-1 1.1 0 .6.5 1.1 1.1 1.1s1.1-.5 1.1-1.1c.1-.5-.3-.9-.7-1z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"vnn-activity-meta-item-title\">Difficulty<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"vnn-activity-meta-item-content\">None<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"vnn-map wp-block-vnn-activity-meta-map\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\thref={`https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/?api=1&#038;query=68.2156,14.4837`}\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstrokeWidth=\"2\" strokeLinecap=\"round\" strokeLinejoin=\"round\" className=\"feather feather-maximize-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"15 3 21 3 21 9\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<polyline points=\"9 21 3 21 3 15\"><\/polyline>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<line x1=\"21\" y1=\"3\" x2=\"14\" y2=\"10\"><\/line>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<line x1=\"3\" y1=\"21\" x2=\"10\" y2=\"14\"><\/line>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"activity-meta-map\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-location-lat=\"68.2156\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-location-long=\"14.4837\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"w1d25fmwaynb26j9zmy6d\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-lofoten-cathedral-was-built-for-fishermen\">The Lofoten cathedral was built for fishermen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The reason why they needed such a large church in Kabelv\u00e5g was, of course, Lofoten&#8217;s fishing heritage. Visiting fishermen from around the Norwegian coast felt the need for spiritual support before they took to the Lofoten Sea in winter, and the church was always full during the Lofoten fishing season. For an ordination in 1929, there were 2000 people in the church&nbsp;\u2014 800 of them stood, and Bishop Berggrav said from the pulpit that it felt like being in a cathedral. Thus the nickname &#8220;Lofoten Cathedral&#8221;, although V\u00e5gan Church is actually a normal parish church.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/14-kirker-2.jpg\" data-size=\"1214x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/14-kirker-2.jpg\" alt=\"The old church of V\u00e5gan still standing while the new was being built. An even older church was moved to V\u00e6r\u00f8y in 1799, and there it is still found\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/14-kirker-2.jpg\" data-caption=\"The old church of V\u00e5gan still standing while the new was being built. An even older church was moved to V\u00e6r\u00f8y in 1799, and there it is still found\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/church-3610349_1920.jpg\" data-size=\"1920x1280\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/church-3610349_1920-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"The V\u00e5gan Church, also known as The Lofoten Cathedral @ Martin Kraut\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/church-3610349_1920.jpg\" data-caption=\"The V\u00e5gan Church, also known as The Lofoten Cathedral @ Martin Kraut\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Gamle-altertavle-2.jpg\" data-size=\"800x1195\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Gamle-altertavle-2-768x1147.jpg\" alt=\"The old altarpiece found in the old V\u00e5gan church \u00a9 Kristine Sandm\u00e6l\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Gamle-altertavle-2.jpg\" data-caption=\"The old altarpiece found in the old V\u00e5gan church \u00a9 Kristine Sandm\u00e6l\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/09.02.10-003-2.jpg\" data-size=\"800x1476\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/09.02.10-003-2-768x1417.jpg\" alt=\"Neogothic detail \u00a9 Kristine Sandm\u00e6l\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/09.02.10-003-2.jpg\" data-caption=\"Neogothic detail \u00a9 Kristine Sandm\u00e6l\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: The old church of V\u00e5gan still standing while the new was being built. An even older church was moved to V\u00e6r\u00f8y in 1799, and there it is still found<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: The V\u00e5gan Church, also known as The Lofoten Cathedral @ Martin Kraut<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: The old altarpiece found in the old V\u00e5gan church \u00a9 Kristine Sandm\u00e6l<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Neogothic detail \u00a9 Kristine Sandm\u00e6l<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-cathedral-is-built-out-of-neo-gothic-wood\">The cathedral is built out of Neo-Gothic wood<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The church is built in the Gothic Revival style, and like many in Northern Norway, in wood. Pointed arches feature in the windows, in the arches between the tall, slender internal wooden columns, in the pulpit&#8217;s ornamentation and on the stately, pointed tower. The Swiss style can be seen in the carved details of the roof ridges and in the interior ornamentation. Architect Carl Julius Bergstr\u00f8m began using prefabricated elements from Trondheim that were put together on site. The altarpiece from 1860 was in the &#8220;old church&#8221;, which was demolished in 1900.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-900-years-of-church-history\"> 900 years of church history<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>King \u00d8ystein built the first church in V\u00e5gan in the early 12th century, at the same time as building cottages for fishermen. That established the close relationship between the Church and the annual Lofoten fishery. There have certainly been five, maybe six, different churches in Kabelv\u00e5g, and the penultimate predecessor can now be found at V\u00e6r\u00f8y. V\u00e5gan Church has preserved the inventory from the previous churches, such as Fredrik II&#8217;s 1589 Bible, 17th-century chandeliers and candlesticks, and an 18th-century baptismal font.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-2\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lofotkatedralen-201-2.jpg\" data-size=\"1201x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lofotkatedralen-201-2.jpg\" alt=\"Interior of the church of V\u00e5gan, dubbed the Lofoten Cathedral \u00a9 Kristine Sandm\u00e6l\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/lofotkatedralen-201-2.jpg\" data-caption=\"Interior of the church of V\u00e5gan, dubbed the Lofoten Cathedral \u00a9 Kristine Sandm\u00e6l\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/000645_Terje-Rakke-Nordic-Life_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1205x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/000645_Terje-Rakke-Nordic-Life_www.nordnorge.com_-768x510.jpg\" alt=\"Church of V\u00e5gan on a winter&#039;s day \u00a9 Terje Rakke\/Nordic life\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/000645_Terje-Rakke-Nordic-Life_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"Church of V\u00e5gan on a winter&#039;s day \u00a9 Terje Rakke\/Nordic life\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Interior of the church of V\u00e5gan, dubbed the Lofoten Cathedral \u00a9 Kristine Sandm\u00e6l<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Church of V\u00e5gan on a winter&#039;s day \u00a9 Terje Rakke\/Nordic life<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\" alignwide wp-block-vnn-booking\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vnn-booking__image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Lofoten.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vnn-booking__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-do-you-want-to-visit-lofoten-cathedral\">Do you want to visit Lofoten cathedral?<\/h2>\n\n<p>The local tourist information will help you out on all other information<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button link-to-booking-provider-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/lofoten.info\/?id=157571277&amp;Article=682\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"vnn__byline vnn-grid has-author has-date has-tags\"><div class=\"vnn__byline-meta\"><div class=\"vnn__byline-author\">Written by Knut Hansvold<\/div><div 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