Leiranger Church

Leiranger Church
Leiranger kirke
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67°44′18″N 14°48′23″E / 67.73824842°N 14.8064348°E / 67.73824842; 14.8064348
LocationSteigen Municipality, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded16th century
Consecrated1911
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Nils Ryjord
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1911 (113 years ago) (1911)
Specifications
Capacity500
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeanerySalten prosti
ParishLeiranger
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84280

Leiranger Church (Norwegian: Leiranger kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Steigen Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Leines. It is the main church for the Leiranger parish which is part of the Salten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The yellow, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1911 by the architect Nils Ryjord. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Leiranger kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 21 October 2018.