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Vestbygd Church

Coordinates: 68°20′39″N 15°30′13″E / 68.34405301°N 15.50356775°E / 68.34405301; 15.50356775
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Vestbygd Church
Vestbygd kirke
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68°20′39″N 15°30′13″E / 68.34405301°N 15.50356775°E / 68.34405301; 15.50356775
LocationLødingen Municipality, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1885
Consecrated1885
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Johannes Henrik Nissen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1885 (139 years ago) (1885)
Specifications
Capacity230
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryVesterålen prosti
ParishLødingen
TypeChurch
StatusListed
ID85809

Vestbygd Church (Norwegian: Vestbygd kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lødingen Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vågehamn. It is one of the two churches for the Lødingen parish which is part of the Vesterålen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1885 using plans drawn up by the architect Johannes Henrik Nissen. The church seats about 230 people.[1][2] The church holds worship services one Sunday each month (services are held at the nearby Lødingen Church on the other Sundays).

On 1 January 2020, the churches in Lødingen Municipality were transferred from the Ofoten prosti to the Vesterålen prosti.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Vestbygd kirke, Lødingen". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Lødingen-kirka kan bli en del av Vesterålen". Bladet Vesterålen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 June 2020.
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