Ankenes Church

Ankenes Church
Ankenes kirke
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68°25′16″N 17°22′44″E / 68.4210097°N 17.3787710°E / 68.4210097; 17.3787710
LocationNarvik Municipality, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1652
Consecrated26 Sept 1842
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ingebrigt Julin
Architectural typeOctagonal
Completed1842 (182 years ago) (1842)
Specifications
Capacity380
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryOfoten prosti
ParishAnkenes
TypeChurch
StatusAutomatically protected
ID83784

Ankenes Church (Norwegian: Ankenes kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ankenesstranda. It is the main church for the Ankenes parish which is part of the Ofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal style in 1842 using plans drawn up by the architect Ingebrigt Julin. The church seats about 380 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Ankenes kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 11 November 2018.