Vestbygd Church
| Vestbygd Church | |
|---|---|
| Vestbygd kirke | |
  Vestbygd Church Location in Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 68°20′39″N 15°30′13″E / 68.3441°N 15.5036°E | |
| Location | Lødingen, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Johannes Henrik Nissen |
| Completed | 1885 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 230 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Lødingen |
| Deanery | Ofoten prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland |
Vestbygd Church (Norwegian: Vestbygd kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Lødingen in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vågehamn. The church is part of the Lødingen parish in the Ofoten deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white wooden church was built in 1885. It was designed by the architect Johannes Henrik Nissen. The building seats about 230 people and holds worship services one Sunday each month (services are held at the nearby Lødingen Church on the other Sundays.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Vestbygd kirke, Lødingen" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
External links
- Official website (Norwegian)
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