Røst Church

Røst Church (Norwegian: Røst kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Røst Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Røstlandet on the island of Røstlandet. It is the church for the Røst 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 1900 by the architect A. Evjen. The church seats about 270 people.[1][2] The building was consecrated on 26 September 1900.

Røst Church
Røst kirke
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67.5176°N 12.1186°E / 67.5176; 12.1186
Location	Røst, Nordland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Consecrated	26 Sept 1900
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	A. Evjen
Architectural type	Long church
Completed	1900
Specifications
Capacity	270
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Røst
Deanery	Bodø domprosti
Diocese	Sør-Hålogaland

History

Historical records first show a church in Røst in 1432, although the records show the church was not new at that time. The church in Røst changed locations over the centuries. The first known church was located near the present-day airport on the island, in a rather swampy area. That church burned down in 1715.[3] After the fire in 1716, the a new timber-framed cruciform church was rebuilt about 470 metres (1,540 ft) to the northeast, next to the present cemetery. The church was torn down in 1785 and rebuilt on the same site. Around the year 1824, the church was struck by lightning and it was badly burned in the resulting fire. Then in January 1835, the church was destroyed in a large winter storm. After this, the church was rebuilt about 680 metres (2,230 ft) to the northeast. The new church was a small stone church measuring about 11 by 8 metres (36 ft × 26 ft). That church was soon too small for the parish, so in 1900 a new wooden church was built about 1.3 kilometres (0.81 mi) south of the old church in the main village of Røstlandet.[4][5]

Media gallery

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  View of the old church (prior to 1900)
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  Church around 1900

See also

• List of churches in Nordland

References

1. "Røst kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
3. "Røst kirkested 1" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
4. "Røst kirkested 2 - Gammelkjerkegården" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
5. "Røst kirkested 4 / Røst kirke 5" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-10-31.