Henningsvær Church

Henningsvær Church
Henningsvær kirke

View of the church
Henningsvær Church
Location in Nordland
Henningsvær Church
Location in Nordland
Coordinates: 68°09′06″N 14°11′57″E / 68.1518°N 14.1991°E / 68.1518; 14.1991
Location Vågan, Nordland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Founded 1852
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Odd Storm
Completed 1974
Specifications
Capacity 250
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Henningsvær
Deanery Lofoten prosti
Diocese Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland

Henningsvær Church (Norwegian: Henningsvær kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Vågan in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Henningsvær. The church is part of the Henningsvær parish in the Lofoten deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. Henningsvær Chapel was first built in Henningsvær in 1852. A new church was built in 1974 to replace the old chapel. The current church is built to seat about 250 people.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. "Henningsvær kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
  2. "Henningsvær kirke" (in Norwegian). Vågan kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 2012-07-19.


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