Leka Church

Leka Church (Norwegian: Leka kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Leka municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the village of Leknes on the island of Leka. It is the church for the Leka parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1867 by the architect Knudt Grudt who used plans made by Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 200 people.[1][2]

Leka Church
Leka kirke
View of the church
Leka Church
Location of the church
Leka Church
Leka Church (Norway)
65.0888°N 11.7095°E / 65.0888; 11.7095
LocationLeka, Trøndelag
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1634
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Knut Grudt
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1867
Specifications
Capacity200
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishLeka
DeaneryNamdal prosti
DioceseNidaros

See also

References

  1. "Leka kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
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