Korgen Church Explained

Korgen Church
Fullname:Korgen kirke
Coordinates:66.0766°N 13.8254°W
Location:Hemnes, Nordland
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Sør-Hålogaland
Parish:Korgen
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1863
Consecrated Date:1863
Architect:Andreas Grenstad
Architectural Type:Cruciform
Materials:Wood
Capacity:450

Korgen Church (Norwegian: Korgen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Hemnes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Korgen. It is the church for the Korgen parish which is part of the Indre Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1863 using plans drawn up by the architect Andreas Grenstad. The church seats about 450 people.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Korgen kirke . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen . 2018-09-30.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian . 2018-09-30.