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Skjomen Church

Coordinates: 68°15′19″N 17°24′03″E / 68.2553802°N 17.4007558°E / 68.2553802; 17.4007558
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Skjomen Church
Skjomen kirke
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68°15′19″N 17°24′03″E / 68.2553802°N 17.4007558°E / 68.2553802; 17.4007558
LocationNarvik Municipality, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1893
Consecrated17 July 1893
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Ole Scheistrøen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1893 (131 years ago) (1893)
Specifications
Capacity240
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryOfoten prosti
ParishSkjomen
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85466

Skjomen Church (Norwegian: Skjomen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Elvegård. It is the church for the Skjomen parish which is part of the Ofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1893 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Scheistrøen. The church seats about 240 people.[1][2] The building was consecrated on 17 July 1893.

Skjomen Church

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  1. ^ "Skjomen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 11 November 2018.