Leka Church | |
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Leka kirke | |
65°05′20″N 11°42′37″E / 65.0887510°N 11.7101919°E | |
Location | Leka, Trøndelag |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 11th century[1] |
Consecrated | 1867 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Jacob Wilhelm Nordan |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1867 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 200 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Nidaros bispedømme |
Deanery | Namdal prosti |
Parish | Leka |
Type | Church |
Status | Listed |
ID | 84284 |
Leka Church (Norwegian: Leka kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Leka municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Leknes on the island of Leka. It is the church for the Leka parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1867 by Knudt Grudt who used plans drawn up by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 200 people.[2][3]
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