Leiranger Church | |
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Leiranger kirke | |
67°44′18″N 14°48′23″E / 67.73824842°N 14.8064348°E | |
Location | Steigen Municipality, Nordland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 16th century |
Consecrated | 1911 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Nils Ryjord |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1911 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 500 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
Deanery | Salten prosti |
Parish | Leiranger |
Type | Church |
Status | Listed |
ID | 84280 |
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]