Misvær Church

Misvær Church (Norwegian: Misvær kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Misvær in the southern part of the municipality (in what used to be the municipality of Skjerstad). It is one of two churches for the Misvær og Skjerstad parish which is part of the Bodø domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1912 by the architect O.M. Olsen. The church seats about 200 people.[1][2] The building was consecrated on 31 October 1912.[3]

Misvær Church
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67.1187°N 14.9992°E / 67.1187; 14.9992
Location	Bodø, Nordland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Consecrated	31 October 1912
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	O.M. Olsen
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1912
Specifications
Capacity	200
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Misvær og Skjerstad
Deanery	Bodø domprosti
Diocese	Sør-Hålogaland

History

There was a medieval church located in Misvær on the same site. It was a small chapel that was used for church services mostly in the winters when the local residents couldn't travel to the larger Skjerstad Church when the Misværfjord was frozen. The church existed until 1720 when it was torn down and not replaced. In 1912, the new, present church was completed on the same site to serve the growing population in Misvær.[4]

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See also

• List of churches in Nordland

References

1. "Misvær kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
3. "Misvær og Skjerstad menigheter" (in Norwegian). bodo.kirken.no. Retrieved 2012-03-21.
4. "Misvær kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-11-03.