Svolvær Church Explained

Svolvær Church
Fullname:Svolvær kirke
Coordinates:68.2336°N 14.5633°W
Location:Vågan, Nordland
Country:Norway
Churchmanship:Evangelical Lutheran
Denomination:Church of Norway
Diocese:Sør-Hålogaland
Parish:Svolvær
Status:Parish church
Functional Status:Active
Founded Date:1934
Consecrated Date:25 April 1934
Architect:Harald Sund and
August Nielsen
Architectural Type:Long church
Materials:Concrete
Capacity:400

Svolvær Church (Norwegian: Svolvær kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Svolvær on the island of Austvågøya. It is the main church for the Svolvær 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 1934 using plans drawn up by the architects Harald Sund and August Nielsen. The church seats about 400 people.[1] [2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Svolvær kirke . 2018-11-04 . Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen.
  2. Web site: Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker . 2018-11-04 . KirkeKonsulenten.no . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Svolvær kirke . 2021-03-28 . Vågan kirkelige fellesråd . Norwegian.