Vevelstad Church
Vevelstad Church (Norwegian: Vevelstad kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vevelstad Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Forvika. It is the main church for the Vevelstad parish which is part of the Sør-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1796 by an unknown architect. The church seats about 250 people.[1][2][3]
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| Location | Vevelstad, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
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| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1796 |
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| Capacity | 250 |
| Materials | Wood |
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| Parish | Vevelstad |
| Deanery | Sør-Helgeland prosti |
| Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
See also
References
- "Vevelstad kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
- "Vevelstad kirkested" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
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