Myre Church

Myre Church (Norwegian: Myre kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Øksnes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Myre in the northern part of the island of Langøya. It is one of the churches for the Øksnes parish which is part of the Vesterålen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, concrete church was built in a fan-shaped style in 1979 by the architect Arne Aursand. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2]

Myre Church
Myre kirke
View of the church
Myre Church
Location of the church
Myre Church
Myre Church (Norway)
68.9140°N 15.0784°E / 68.9140; 15.0784
LocationØksnes, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Arne Aursand
Architectural typeFan-shaped
Completed1979
Specifications
Capacity300
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishØksnes
DeaneryVesterålen prosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland

See also

  • List of churches in Nordland

References

  1. "Myre kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
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