Fauske Church

Fauske Church (Norwegian: Fauske kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Fauske. It is the church for the Fauske parish which is part of the Salten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1867 by the architect B. Sneve. The church seats about 280 people.[1][2]

Fauske Church
Fauske kirke
View of the church
Fauske Church
Location of the church
Fauske Church
Fauske Church (Norway)
67.2577°N 15.3725°E / 67.2577; 15.3725
LocationFauske, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)B. Sneve
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1867
Specifications
Capacity280
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishFauske
DeanerySalten prosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland

See also

  • List of churches in Nordland

References

  1. "Fauske kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
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