Sømna Church

Sømna Church (Norwegian: Sømna kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sømna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vik i Helgeland. It is the church for the Sømna parish which is part of the Sør-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1876 by the architect Ole Scheistrøen. The church seats about 600 people.[1][2][3]

Sømna Church
Sømna kirke
Sømna Church
Location in Nordland
Sømna Church
Sømna Church (Norway)
LocationSømna, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ole Scheistrøen
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1876
Specifications
Capacity600
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishSømna
DeanerySør-Helgeland prosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland

History

The oldest records of the church (and parish) in Vik dates back to 1432. The first church was likely a rectangular timber-framed building. The second church building was a log church in a cruciform design. The present church is likely the third church building in Vik. In 1873, it was decided to build a new, larger church to replace the older (2nd) church building. A new plot of land about 200 metres (660 ft) south of the old church site was purchased from Einar Ingebrigtsen Vik. About two years later, the new church was completed.[4] After the new church was completed the old building was torn down and its materials were auctioned off. The old cemetery (surrounding the old church) was used until 1980 when a new cemetery was opened.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Sømna kirke, Vik". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  3. "Sømna kirke" (in Norwegian). Nordlands fylkesleksikon. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  4. "Sømna kirkested / Sømna kirke 3" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  5. "Vik - Sømna gamle kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
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