Buksnes Church

Buksnes Church
Buksnes kirke
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68°07′02″N 13°33′37″E / 68.11714670°N 13.5603261°E / 68.11714670; 13.5603261
LocationVestvågøy, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded13th century
Consecrated22 November 1905
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Karl Norum
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1905 (119 years ago) (1905)
Specifications
Capacity600
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryLofoten prosti
ParishBuksnes
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID83973

Buksnes Church (Norwegian: Buksnes kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gravdal on the island of Vestvågøya. It is the church for the Buksnes parish which is part of the Lofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The red, wooden, Dragestil church was built in a long church style in 1905 using plans drawn up by the architect Karl Norum. The church seats about 600 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Buksnes kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 3 November 2018.