| Buksnes Church | |
|---|---|
| Buksnes kirke | |
 View of the church | |
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| 68°07′02″N 13°33′37″E / 68.11714670°N 13.5603261°E | |
| Location | Vestvågøy, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 13th century |
| Consecrated | 22 November 1905 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Karl Norum |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1905 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 600 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
| Deanery | Lofoten prosti |
| Parish | Buksnes |
| Type | Church |
| Status | Listed |
| ID | 83973 |
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]
- ^ "Buksnes kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 3 November 2018.