Lødingen Church

Lødingen Church (Norwegian: Lødingen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lødingen Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Lødingen. It is the main church for the Lødingen parish which is part of the Vesterålen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1897 by an unknown architect. The church seats about 350 people.[1][2]

Lødingen Church
Lødingen kirke
View of the church
Lødingen Church
Location of the church
Lødingen Church
Lødingen Church (Norway)
68.4064°N 15.9805°E / 68.4064; 15.9805
LocationLødingen, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded16th century
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1897
Specifications
Capacity350
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishLødingen
DeaneryVesterålen prosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland

History

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to 1589, but the church was not new at that time. There are also records of the parish being in existence in 1533. Not much is known about the early church buildings on the site. In 1750, the church was described as a log building with a cruciform floor plan and a steeple on the roof. In October 1755, the church was struck by lightning and burned down. A new church was completed the next year. That church stood until 1897 when it was heavily renovated. The church was essentially taken down and rebuilt reusing some of the same materials and a similar design.[3]

On 1 January 2020, the churches in Lødingen Municipality were transferred from the Ofoten prosti to the Vesterålen prosti.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Lødingen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  3. "Lødingen kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  4. "Lødingen-kirka kan bli en del av Vesterålen". Bladet Vesterålen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 June 2020.

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