Andenes Church
| Andenes Church | |
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| Andenes kirke | |
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View of the church | |
  Andenes Church Location in Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 69°19′07″N 16°07′37″E / 69.3185°N 16.126972°E | |
| Location | Andøy, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Founded | 1734 |
| Consecrated | 30 June 1876 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Completed | 1876 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 400 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Andenes |
| Deanery | Vesterålen prosti |
| Diocese | Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland |
Andenes Church (Norwegian: Andenes kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Andøy in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Andenes on the island of Andøya. The church is part of the Andenes parish in the Vesterålen deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white wooden church was built in 1876 and it seats about 400 people.[1]
History
The first church in Andenes was built in 1734, and that church lasted for almost 150 years. A new church (the present church) was built in 1876 and it was consecrated on 30 June 1876 by the Bishop Waldemar Hvoslef.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Andenes kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
- ↑ "Kirker i Andøy" (in Norwegian). Vesterålen.info. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
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