Nesna Church

Nesna Church
Nesna kirke
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66°12′02″N 13°01′32″E / 66.2005027°N 13.0255848°E / 66.2005027; 13.0255848
LocationNesna Municipality, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded15th century
Consecrated17 Sept 1880
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Niels S.D. Eckhoff
Architectural typeOctagonal cruciform
StyleNeo-Gothic
Completed1880 (144 years ago) (1880)
Specifications
Capacity480
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryNord-Helgeland prosti
ParishNesna
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85122

Nesna Church (Norwegian: Nesna kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Nesna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Nesna and it serves as the main church for the Nesna parish, which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, neo-gothic, wooden church was built in an octagonal cruciform style in 1880, based on plans drawn up by the architect Niels Stockfleth Darre Eckhoff. The church seats about 480 people.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Nesna kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 4 October 2018.