Leirfjord Church | |
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Leirfjord kirke | |
66°03′44″N 12°56′16″E / 66.06215625°N 12.93778538°E | |
Location | Leirfjord Municipality, Nordland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Former name(s) | Leland kirke |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1867 |
Consecrated | 27 Aug 1867 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Niels Eckhoff |
Architectural type | Cruciform |
Completed | 1867 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 450 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
Deanery | Nord-Helgeland prosti |
Parish | Leirfjord |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 84282 |
Leirfjord Church (Norwegian: Leirfjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Leirfjord Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Leland. It is the main church for the Leirfjord parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1867 using plans drawn up by the architect Niels Stockfleth Darre Eckhoff. The church seats about 450 people.[1][2][3]