Bø Church (Nordland)
| Bø Church | |
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| Bø kirke | |
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View of the church | |
  Bø Church Location in Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 68°37′03″N 14°33′01″E / 68.6176°N 14.5503°E | |
| Location | Bø, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Founded | 14th century |
| Consecrated | 8 Aug 1824 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Completed | 1824 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 370 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Bø og Malnes |
| Deanery | Vesterålen prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland |
Bø Church (Norwegian: Bø kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Bø in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bø. The church is part of the Bø og Malnes parish in the Vesterålen deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The red wooden church seats about 370 people.[1]
History
The first church at Bø was probably built around 1340. Over the centuries, there have been several different church buildings. The fifth church building was completed in 1734, a little east of where the present church is located. That church lasted for almost 100 years, and in 1824 the present (sixth) church was built. It was consecrated on 8 August 1824 by the Bishop Mathias Bonsach Krogh.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Bø kirke, Vesterålen" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
- ↑ "Bø kirke" (in Norwegian). Bø kommune. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
External links
- Book about the history of Bø Kirke (Norwegian)
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