Skålvær Church

Skålvær Church (Norwegian: Skålvær kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alstahaug Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Skålvær. It is an annex church for the Tjøtta parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1889 by the architect N. P. Andersen. The church seats about 200 people.[1][2]

Skålvær Church
Skålvær kirke
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Skålvær Church
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Skålvær Church
Skålvær Church (Norway)
65.8634°N 12.1735°E / 65.8634; 12.1735
LocationAlstahaug, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)N. P. Andersen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1889
Specifications
Capacity200
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishTjøtta
DeaneryNord-Helgeland prosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland

See also

  • List of churches in Nordland

References

  1. "Skålvær kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
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