Leka Church

Leka Church
Leka kirke
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65°05′20″N 11°42′37″E / 65.0887510°N 11.7101919°E / 65.0887510; 11.7101919
LocationLeka, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded11th century[1]
Consecrated1867
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Jacob Wilhelm Nordan
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1867 (157 years ago) (1867)
Specifications
Capacity200
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseNidaros bispedømme
DeaneryNamdal prosti
ParishLeka
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID84284

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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference NK was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Leka kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 5 May 2018.