Røsvik Church

Røsvik Church (Norwegian: Røsvik kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sørfold Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Røsvika. It is the main church for the Sørfold parish which is part of the Salten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The brown, gothic-style, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1883 by the architects Knut Guttormsen and Jon Andersen Leistad. The church seats about 600 people.[1][2]

Røsvik Church
Røsvik kirke
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67.4812°N 15.4675°E / 67.4812; 15.4675
Location	Sørfold, Nordland
Country	Norway
Denomination	Church of Norway
Churchmanship	Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status	Parish church
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Knut Guttormsen and Jon Andersen Leistad
Architectural type	Long church
Style	Gothic
Completed	1883
Specifications
Capacity	600
Materials	Wood
Administration
Parish	Sørfold
Deanery	Salten prosti
Diocese	Sør-Hålogaland

See also

• List of churches in Nordland

References

1. "Røsvik kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-10-18.