Ankenes Church
Ankenes Church (Norwegian: Ankenes kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ankenesstranda. It is the main church for the Ankenes parish which is part of the Ofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal style in 1842 by the architect Ingebrigt Julin. The church seats about 380 people.[1][2]
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Location | Narvik, Nordland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
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Status | Parish church |
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Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Ingebrigt Julin |
Architectural type | Octagonal |
Completed | 1842 |
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Capacity | 380 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Parish | Ankenes |
Deanery | Ofoten prosti |
Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
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See also
- List of churches in Nordland
- Octagonal churches in Norway
References
- "Ankenes kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
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