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Built c. 1170. It is the only Romanesque church in Sogn og Fjordane. Hove Church is probably the oldest stone church in Sogn og Fjordane. The church was built around 1170 by an unknown builder, probably a wealthy man with a seat in Vik. The church was built of soapstone that was quarried in Arnafjord and transported by boat and sled to the construction site. The building is maintained by National Trust of Norway (the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments).
Hove Church is a historic parish church of the Church of Norway in Vik Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vikøyri on the Arnafjord, an arm of the Sognefjord. It was historically the main church for Hove parish in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The gray, stone church was built in a long church design in a Romanesque style around the year 1170 using plans drawn up by unknown architect. Since about 2016 the church has been the base for the Hove Church Music Festival run by local cultural personality, Jens Brekke, and an American early music chamber choir. The church seats about 35 people.
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Main road 13 runs through Vikafjellet mountain pass with wonderful panoramas to Vikøyri village and Sognefjord. Occasionally closed in winter.