Stamsund Church | |
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Stamsund kirke | |
68°08′38″N 13°50′21″E / 68.14393968°N 13.83914172°E | |
Location | Vestvågøy, Nordland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1937 |
Consecrated | 13 July 1937 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Sigmund Brænne |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1937 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 500 |
Materials | Concrete |
Administration | |
Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
Deanery | Lofoten prosti |
Parish | Stamsund |
Type | Church |
Status | Listed |
ID | 85546 |
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]