Saltstraumen Church

Saltstraumen Church
Saltstraumen kirke
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67°14′01″N 14°37′32″E / 67.2335095°N 14.62547690°E / 67.2335095; 14.62547690
LocationBodø Municipality, Nordland
CountryNorway
DenominationChurch of Norway
ChurchmanshipEvangelical Lutheran
History
StatusParish church
Founded1886
Consecrated1886
EventsMoved in 1900
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)J. E. Olsen
Architectural typeLong church
Completed1886 (138 years ago) (1886)
Specifications
Capacity370
MaterialsWood
Administration
DioceseSør-Hålogaland
DeaneryBodø domprosti
ParishSaltstraumen
TypeChurch
StatusNot protected
ID85365

Saltstraumen Church (Norwegian: Saltstraumen kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Saltstraumen. It is one of the two churches for the Saltstraumen parish which is part of the Bodø domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1886 using plans drawn up by the architect J. E. Olsen. The church seats about 370 people.[1][2]

History

The church was originally built in 1886. Around 1900, the building was moved about 300 metres (980 ft) to the northwest from its original location due to soil instability. The cemetery remained at the original site.[3]

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References

  1. ^ "Saltstraumen kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Saltstraumen kirke". LokalHistorieWiki.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 April 2021.