Stamsund Church

Stamsund Church
Stamsund kirke
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68°08′38″N 13°50′21″E / 68.14393968°N 13.83914172°E / 68.14393968; 13.83914172
LocationVestvågøy, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1937
Consecrated13 July 1937
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Sigmund Brænne
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1937 (87 years ago) (1937)
Specifications
Capacity500
MaterialsConcrete
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryLofoten prosti
ParishStamsund
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85546

Stamsund Church (Norwegian: Stamsund kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Stamsund on the island of Vestvågøya. It is the church for the Stamsund parish which is part of the Lofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, concrete church was built in a long church style in 1937 using plans drawn up by the architect Sigmund Brænne. The church seats about 500 people.[1][2]

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