Tjongsfjorden Church
Tjongsfjorden Church (Norwegian: Tjongsfjorden kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Rødøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tjong on the mainland in the northern part of the municipality. It is one of the churches in the Rødøy parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1962 by the architect Per Myrvold. The church seats about 280 people.[1][2]
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| 66.6867°N 13.4359°E | |
| Location | Rødøy, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Per Myrvold |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1962 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 280 |
| Materials | Wood |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Rødøy |
| Deanery | Nord-Helgeland prosti |
| Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
See also
References
- "Tjongsfjord kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
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