Saltstraumen Church

Saltstraumen Church (Norwegian: Saltstraumen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Saltstraumen. It is one of the two churches for the Saltstraumen 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 1886 by the architect J. E. Olsen. The church seats about 370 people.[1][2]

Saltstraumen Church
Saltstraumen kirke
View of the church
Saltstraumen Church
Location of the church
Saltstraumen Church
Saltstraumen Church (Norway)
67.2335°N 14.6254°E / 67.2335; 14.6254
LocationBodø, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)J. E. Olsen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1886
Specifications
Capacity370
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishSaltstraumen
DeaneryBodø domprosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland

Around 1900, the building was moved about 300 metres (980 ft) away from its original location due to soil instability.

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See also
  • List of churches in Nordland

References
  1. "Saltstraumen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
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