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Church in Nordland, Norway From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elsfjord Church (Norwegian: Elsfjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vefsn Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Elsfjord. It is the church for the Elsfjord parish which is part of the Indre Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The red, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1955 using plans drawn up by the architect Torgeir Alvsaker. The church seats about 200 people.[1][2] It was consecrated on 18 September 1955 and it cost a total of 247,000 kr, quite a bit over the planned budget.[3]
Elsfjord Church | |
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Elsfjord kirke | |
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66.1059506°N 13.5452789°E | |
Location | Vefsn, Nordland |
Country | Norway |
Denomination | Church of Norway |
Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
History | |
Status | Parish church |
Founded | 1955 |
Consecrated | 18 Sept 1955 |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Architect(s) | Torgeir Alvsaker |
Architectural type | Long church |
Completed | 1955 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 200 |
Materials | Wood |
Administration | |
Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
Deanery | Indre Helgeland prosti |
Parish | Elsfjord |
Type | Church |
Status | Not protected |
ID | 84088 |
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