Editing Sogndal (section)

===Churches===
[[File:Kaupanger stave church.jpg|thumb|right|280px|[[Kaupanger stave church]].]]
The [[Church of Norway]] has six parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Sogndal. It is part of the [[Sogn prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Bjørgvin]].

The main church of the parish is in Stedje. This is probably one of the oldest church sites in [[Sogn]], probably erected in the first half of the 11th century. The present church was built in 1867, at the same time the old [[stave church]] was torn down. A [[runestone]] stands near the church, and traces of a [[Viking]] settlement have been found nearby.

Sogndal has historically had three sub-parishes (under Stedje): Kaupanger, Norane, and Fjærland. All three of these are also old church sites. The first churches in Kaupanger and Norane were probably built as early as the 11th century and in Fjærland the original church was built around 1600. The present church in Fjærland was built in 1861 and in Norane in 1863. In [[Kaupanger]], the old [[Stave church]] from the 12th century is still standing. Excavations show that this was probably the third church on this site. The church was rebuilt in 1862 and lost most of its original character. But today, as a result of a restoration project you will find the church much as it was prior to 1862.<ref name=his/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Sogndal'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="3"|Balestrand||[[Kvamsøy Church]]||[[Kvamsøy, Sogn og Fjordane|Kvamsøy]]||1290
|-
|[[Sæle Church]]||[[Sæle, Sogn og Fjordane|Sæle]]||1903
|-
|[[Tjugum Church]]||[[Tjugum]]||1863
|-
|Fjærland||[[Fjærland Church]]||[[Fjærland]]||1861
|-
|Kaupanger||[[Kaupanger Stave Church]]||[[Kaupanger]]||12th century
|-
|Leikanger||[[Leikanger Church]]||[[Leikanger (village)|Leikanger]]||1166
|-
|Norum||[[Ølmheim Church]]||[[Nornes, Norway|Nornes]]||1863
|-
|Stedje||[[Stedje Church]]||[[Sogndalsfjøra]]||1867
|}