Langenes Church

Langenes Church
Langenes kirke
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69°01′08″N 15°09′21″E / 69.0188879°N 15.1558502°E / 69.0188879; 15.1558502
LocationØksnes Municipality, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded16th century
Consecrated1795
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1795 (229 years ago) (1795)
Specifications
Capacity165
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryVesterålen prosti
ParishØksnes
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84897

Langenes Church (Norwegian: Langenes kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Øksnes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Stø, on the northern tip of the island of Langøya. It is one of the churches for the Øksnes parish which is part of the Vesterålen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1795. The church seats about 165 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Langenes kirke, Øksnes". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 10 November 2018.