Bø Church (Nordland)

Bø Church
Bø kirke

View of the church
Bø Church
Location in Nordland
Coordinates: 68°37′03″N 14°33′01″E / 68.6176°N 14.5503°E / 68.6176; 14.5503
Location , Nordland
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Founded 14th century
Consecrated 8 Aug 1824
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Completed 1824
Specifications
Capacity 370
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Bø og Malnes
Deanery Vesterålen prosti
Diocese Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland

Bø Church (Norwegian: Bø kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of . The church is part of the Bø og Malnes parish in the Vesterålen deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The red wooden church seats about 370 people.[1]

History

The first church at Bø was probably built around 1340. Over the centuries, there have been several different church buildings. The fifth church building was completed in 1734, a little east of where the present church is located. That church lasted for almost 100 years, and in 1824 the present (sixth) church was built. It was consecrated on 8 August 1824 by the Bishop Mathias Bonsach Krogh.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Bø kirke, Vesterålen" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
  2. "Bø kirke" (in Norwegian). Bø kommune. Retrieved 2012-07-25.

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