Alsvåg Church
Alsvåg Church (Norwegian: Alsvåg kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Øksnes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Alsvåg on the island of Langøya. It is one of the churches for the Øksnes parish which is part of the Vesterålen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1923 by the architect R. Randulf. The church seats about 300 people. In 1949, the building was consecrated as a "church", prior to that time it was a "chapel".[1][2]
| Alsvåg Church | |
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| Alsvåg kirke | |
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| 68.9019°N 15.2797°E | |
| Location | Øksnes, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Consecrated | 1949 |
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| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | R. Randulf |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1923 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Øksnes |
| Deanery | Vesterålen prosti |
| Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
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See also
References
- "Alsvåg kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
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