Herøy Church (Nordland)
| Herøy Church | |
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| Herøy kirke | |
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View of the church | |
  Herøy Church Location in Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 65°58′23″N 12°16′41″E / 65.9731°N 12.2780°E | |
| Location | Herøy, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Founded | 12th century |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 350 |
| Materials | Stone |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Herøy |
| Deanery | Nord-Helgeland |
| Diocese | Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland |
Herøy Church (Norwegian: Herøy kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Herøy in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Silvalen on the island of Sør-Herøya. The church is part of the Herøy parish in the Nord-Helgeland deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white stone church was built in the 12th century and it seats about 350 people.[1][2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Herøy kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
- ↑ "Herøy kirke" (in Norwegian). NRK Fylkesleksikon. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
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