Digermulen Church
Digermulen Church (Norwegian: Digermulen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Digermulen on the island of Hinnøya. It is one of the churches 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 octagonal style in 1951 by the architects Andreas Melchior Wiel Nygaard
and Torstein Schyberg. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2][3]
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| 68.3122°N 14.9849°E | |
| Location | Vågan, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Consecrated | 23 June 1951 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Andreas Wiel Nygaard and Torstein Schyberg |
| Architectural type | octagonal |
| Completed | 1951 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 250 |
| Materials | Concrete |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Svolvær |
| Deanery | Lofoten prosti |
| Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
See also
- List of churches in Nordland
- Octagonal churches in Norway
References
- "Digermulen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
- "Digermulen kirke" (in Norwegian). Vågan kirkelige fellesråd. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
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