Rødøy Church
| Rødøy Church | |
|---|---|
| Rødøy kirke | |
  Rødøy Church Location in Nordland | |
| Coordinates: 66°39′33″N 13°04′40″E / 66.6592°N 13.0777°E | |
| Location | Rødøy, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Events | 2009 fire |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | A. Grenstad |
| Completed | 1885 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 700 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Rødøy |
| Deanery | Nord-Helgeland |
| Diocese | Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland |
Rødøy Church (Norwegian: Rødøy kirke) is a parish church in the municipality of Rødøy in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Rødøya. The church is part of the Rødøy parish in the Nord-Helgeland deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden, octagonal church was built in 1885 and it seats about 700 people. The church had a fire in 2009 after a lightning strike.[1][2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Rødøy kirke" (in Norwegian). Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
- ↑ Nygård, Beate. "124 år gammel kirke i branndrama" (in Norwegian). Rana blad. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
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