Malnes Church

Malnes Church
Malnes kirke
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68°44′21″N 14°35′20″E / 68.7391215°N 14.5888379°E / 68.7391215; 14.5888379
LocationBø Municipality, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded16th century
Consecrated7 April 1895
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ole Scheistrøen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1895 (129 years ago) (1895)
Specifications
Capacity320
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryVesterålen prosti
ParishBø og Malnes
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID84381

Malnes Church (Norwegian: Malnes kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Eide. It is one of the churches for the Bø og Malnes parish which is part of the Vesterålen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1895 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Scheistrøen. The church seats about 320 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Malnes kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 8 November 2018.