Herøy Church (Nordland)
| Herøy Church | |
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| Herøy kirke | |
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  Herøy Church Location of the church  Herøy Church Herøy Church (Norway) | |
| 65°58′23″N 12°16′41″E / 65.9731°N 12.2780°ECoordinates: 65°58′23″N 12°16′41″E / 65.9731°N 12.2780°E | |
| Location | Herøy, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 12th century |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Unknown |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 12th century |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 350 |
| Materials | Stone |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Herøy |
| Deanery | Nord-Helgeland prosti |
| Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
Herøy Church (Norwegian: Herøy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Herøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Silvalen on the island of Sør-Herøy. It is the main church for the Herøy parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in the 12th century by an unknown architect. The church seats about 350 people.[1][2]
History
The church was originally constructed in the 1100s. Research on the building has shown that the choir part is the oldest part of the existing building. Over the years, the church was expanded and renovated. In 1879, the church was enlarged and the west tower was added. In the 1960s, the church was thoroughly renovated by the architect John Egil Tverdahl.[3][4]
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References
- ↑ "Herøy kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
- ↑ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
- ↑ "Herøy kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
- ↑ "Herøy kirke" (in Norwegian). Herøy kommune. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
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