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NARVIK CHURCH Latitude and Longitude:

68°26′22″N 17°24′49″E / 68.43934833°N 17.41348296°E / 68.43934833; 17.41348296
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Narvik Church
Narvik kirke
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68°26′22″N 17°24′49″E / 68.43934833°N 17.41348296°E / 68.43934833; 17.41348296
Location Narvik, Nordland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Founded1925
Consecrated16 December 1925
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s) Olaf Nordhagen
Architectural type Long church
Completed1925 (99 years ago) (1925)
Specifications
Capacity700
MaterialsStone
Administration
Diocese Sør-Hålogaland
Deanery Ofoten prosti
ParishNarvik
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID 85094

Narvik Church ( Norwegian: Narvik kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Narvik. It is the main church for the Narvik parish as well as the seat of the Ofoten prosti ( deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The large, stone church was built in a long church style in 1925 using plans drawn up by the architect Olaf Nordhagen. The church seats about 700 people. [1] [2]

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References

  1. ^ "Narvik kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 11 November 2018.