Alsvåg Church

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 by the architect R. Randulf. The church seats about 300 people. In 1949, the building was consecrated as a "church", prior to that time it was a "chapel".[1][2]

Alsvåg Church
Alsvåg kirke
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Alsvåg Church
Location of the church
Alsvåg Church
Alsvåg Church (Norway)
68.9019°N 15.2797°E / 68.9019; 15.2797
LocationØksnes, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Consecrated1949
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)R. Randulf
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1923
Specifications
Capacity210
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishØksnes
DeaneryVesterålen prosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland

See also

References

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