Røsvik Church

Røsvik Church (Norwegian: Røsvik kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sørfold Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Røsvika. It is the main church for the Sørfold parish which is part of the Salten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The brown, gothic-style, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1883 by the architects Knut Guttormsen and Jon Andersen Leistad. The church seats about 600 people.[1][2]

Røsvik Church
Røsvik kirke
View of the church
Røsvik Church
Location of the church
Røsvik Church
Røsvik Church (Norway)
67.4812°N 15.4675°E / 67.4812; 15.4675
LocationSørfold, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Knut Guttormsen and
Jon Andersen Leistad
Architectural typeLong church
StyleGothic
Completed1883
Specifications
Capacity600
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishSørfold
DeanerySalten prosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland

See also

  • List of churches in Nordland

References

  1. "Røsvik kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
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