Reine Church

Reine Church (Norwegian: Reine kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Moskenes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Reine. It is one of the two churches in the Moskenes parish which is part of the Lofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1890 by the architect Ole Scheistrøen. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2]

Reine Church
Reine kirke
View of the church
Reine Church
Location of the church
Reine Church
Reine Church (Norway)
67.9336°N 13.0885°E / 67.9336; 13.0885
LocationMoskenes, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
Former name(s)Reine kapell
StatusParish church
Consecrated8 February 1891
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ole Scheistrøen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1890
Specifications
Capacity250
MaterialsWood
Administration
ParishMoskenes
DeaneryLofoten prosti
DioceseSør-Hålogaland

See also

References

  1. "Reine kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  2. "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
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