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Alsvåg Church
Church in Nordland, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alsvåg Church (Norwegian: Alsvåg kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Øksnes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Alsvåg on 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, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1923 using plans drawn up by the architect R. Randulf. The church seats about 300 people.[1][2]
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68.90021039°N 15.27687415°E / 68.90021039; 15.27687415 | |
Location | Øksnes, Nordland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1923 |
Consecrated | 1949 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | R. Randulf |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1923 (101 years ago) (1923) |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 210 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
Deanery | Vesterålen prosti |
Parish | Øksnes |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 83772 |
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