Skjomen Church
Skjomen Church (Norwegian: Skjomen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Elvegård. It is the church for the Skjomen parish which is part of the Ofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1893 by the architect Ole Scheistrøen. The church seats about 240 people.[1][2] The building was consecrated on 17 July 1893.
| Skjomen Church | |
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| Skjomen kirke | |
  Skjomen Church Location of the church  Skjomen Church Skjomen Church (Norway) | |
| 68.2554°N 17.4007°E | |
| Location | Narvik, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Consecrated | 17 July 1893 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Ole Scheistrøen |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1893 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 240 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Skjomen |
| Deanery | Ofoten prosti |
| Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
See also
- List of churches in Nordland
References
- "Skjomen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
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