Malnes Church

Malnes Church
Malnes kirke

View of the church
Malnes Church

Location in Nordland

Coordinates: 68°48′25″N 14°33′46″E / 68.8069°N 14.5629°E
Location , Nordland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Founded 1500s
Consecrated 7 April 1895
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Ole Scheistrøen
Completed 1895
Specifications
Capacity 320
Administration
Parish Bø og Malnes
Deanery Vesterålen prosti
Diocese Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland

Malnes Church (Norwegian: Malnes kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Eide. The church is part of the Bø og Malnes parish in the Vesterålen deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white church was built in 1895 and it seats about 320 people. The architect Ole Scheistrøen designed the current church building.[1]

The church at Malnes was established in the 1500s at Malnes, near the village of Hovden. The church fell into disrepair and was demolished in 1829 and rebuilt in the village of Eide. A new church was built at Eide and it was consecrated on 7 April 1895 by the Bishop Peter W. K. Bøckman, Sr..[2]

See also

References

  1. "Malnes kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
  2. "Malnes kirke" (in Norwegian). Bø kommune. Retrieved 2012-07-25.