Bjerkvik Church
Bjerkvik Church (Norwegian: Bjerkvik kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bjerkvik. It is the church for the Bjerkvik parish which is part of the Ofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, concrete church was built in a long church style in 1955 by the architects Arnstein Arneberg and Per Solemslie. The church seats about 320 people.[1][2]
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| Bjerkvik kirke | |
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| 68.5484°N 17.5617°E | |
| Location | Narvik, Nordland |
| Country | Norway |
| Denomination | Church of Norway |
| Churchmanship | Evangelical Lutheran |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 1914 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Arnstein Arneberg and Per Solemslie |
| Architectural type | Long church |
| Completed | 1955 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 320 |
| Materials | Concrete |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Bjerkvik |
| Deanery | Ofoten prosti |
| Diocese | Sør-Hålogaland |
History
The first church was built in Bjerkvik in 1914. Allied forces destroyed it on 13 April 1940, during World War II. Its replacement was completed in 1955 and consecrated that 14 August by the Bishop Wollert Krohn-Hansen.[3]
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See also
References
- "Bjerkvik kirke". Kirkesøk: Kirkebyggdatabasen. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
- "Oversikt over Nåværende Kirker" (in Norwegian). KirkeKonsulenten.no. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
- Store norske leksikon. "Bjerkvik" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-06-04.
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