Nøstvik Church
Nøstvik Church | |
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Nøstvik kirke / Velfjord kirke | |
View of the church | |
Nøstvik Church Location in Nordland | |
Coordinates: 65°24′18″N 12°31′19″E / 65.4050°N 12.5220°E | |
Location | Brønnøy, Nordland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
Architecture | |
Status | Parish church |
Functional status | Active |
Completed | 1674 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 270 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Parish | Velfjord og Tosen |
Deanery | Sør-Helgeland |
Diocese | Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland |
Nøstvik Church (also known as Velfjord Church) (Norwegian: Nøstvik kirke or Velfjord kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Brønnøy in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the west side of Hommelstø in Velfjord. The church is part of the Velfjord og Tosen parish in the Sør-Helgeland deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The red, wooden church was built in 1674 and it seats about 270 people.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "Nøstvik kirke" (in Norwegian). Velfjord.no. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
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