Nøstvik Church

Nøstvik Church or Velfjord Church (Norwegian: Nøstvik kirke / Velfjord kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Brønnøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hommelstø in the Velfjord area of the municipality. It is the main church for the Velfjord og Tosen parish which is part of the Sør-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The red, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1674. The church seats about 270 people.[1][2][3][4]

Nøstvik Church
Nøstvik kirke / Velfjord kirke
View of the church
Nøstvik Church
Location in Nordland
Nøstvik Church
Nøstvik Church (Norway)
LocationBrønnøy, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeCruciform
Completed1674
Specifications
Capacity270
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishVelfjord og Tosen
DeanerySør-Helgeland prosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland

See also

References

  1. "Velfjord kirke, Naustvik". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  3. "Nøstvik kirke" (in Norwegian). Velfjord.no. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
  4. "Velfjord (Naustvik) kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
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