Leka Church

Leka Church
Leka kirke
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Leka Church
Location of the church
Leka Church
Leka Church (Norway)
65°05′20″N 11°42′34″E / 65.0888°N 11.7095°E / 65.0888; 11.7095Coordinates: 65°05′20″N 11°42′34″E / 65.0888°N 11.7095°E / 65.0888; 11.7095
Location Leka, Trøndelag
Country Norway
Denomination Church of Norway
Churchmanship Evangelical Lutheran
History
Status Parish church
Founded 1634
Architecture
Functional status Active
Architect(s) Knut Grudt
Architectural type Long church
Completed 1867
Specifications
Capacity 200
Materials Wood
Administration
Parish Leka
Deanery Namdal prosti
Diocese Nidaros

Leka Church (Norwegian: Leka kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Leka municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Leknes on the island of Leka. It is the church for the Leka parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1867 by the architect Knudt Grudt who used plans made by Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 200 people.[1][2]

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References

  1. "Leka kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
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